Git & GitHub

Every repo you build in this curriculum gets pushed to GitHub as proof of skill. Learn Git properly once — branching, commit messages, .gitignore — and use it every single day from here on.

Week 2Timeline

~5 hrsStudy time

FREEAlways

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What you'll learn

Topics covered in this module

init · clone · add · commit

Branching & merging

README.md

.gitignore

Push & pull

📋 Not sure where this fits? Module 02 is part of the full bioinformatics curriculum — a structured 42-week learning path from Bash to single-cell RNA-seq.

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Lessons

7 lessons in this module

01What is Git? Install & ConfigureLive →

02Your First Repository: init, add, commitComing soon

03Branches: branch, checkout, mergeComing soon

04Remote Repos: clone, push, pull, fetchComing soon

05GitHub for Bioinformatics: README, .gitignore, ReleasesComing soon

06Undoing Things: reset, revert, stashComing soon

07Collaboration: Forks, Pull Requests, IssuesComing soon

Lesson 1 is live.

Lesson 1 — What is Git? Install & Configure is ready to read now. The remaining 6 lessons are being built, each with exercises, datasets, and a GitHub repository you push as proof of skill. Sign up to be notified as they go live.

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Module 02 of 31