Git and GitLab
- Course Code GITLAB
- Duration 2 days
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This course is available in the following formats:
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Public Classroom
Traditional Classroom Learning
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Virtual Learning
Learning that is virtual
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Course Overview
TopEnglish - Please note this course is only available in English.
Nederlands - Let op: deze training is alleen in het Engels beschikbaar.
Français - Veuillez noter que ce cours est uniquement disponible en anglais.
Git is the most widely used version control system,and GitLab is the most popular hosting service for Git repositories. Millions of developers use these tools daily to collaborate with their colleagues.
This course comprises sessions dealing with version control systems,how Git works,installation,managing a local repository,branching,merging,resolving conflicts,pushing to and pulling from a remote repository,rebasing,getting set up on GitLab,forking,pull requests,and managing repositories on GitLab.
Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.
Course Schedule
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 22-23 October, 2026 | 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe Standard Time)
- Language: English
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- Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
- Date: 10-11 December, 2026 | 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM
- Location: Virtual (W. Europe Standard Time)
- Language: English
Target Audience
TopThis course will benefit developers who are required to collaborate using Git and GitLab,and any team member otherwise requiring some level of awareness of how these tools work and the associated workflows and best practices.
Course Objectives
TopThis course aims to provide the delegate with the skills and knowledge necessary to be able to collaborate on a project under version control,specifically with Git and GitLab.
Course Content
TopCourse Introduction
- Administration and Course Materials
- Course Structure and Agenda
- Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Session 1: GETTING STARTED
- What is a VCS?
- The types of VCS
- A short history of Git
- Git vs. Subversion et al.
- The three file states
- The working tree,staging area,and Git DB
- The basic workflow
- Installing Git
- Git config
- Getting help
Session 2: GIT BASICS
- What is a repo?
- Creating and cloning repos
- Tracked vs untracked files
- Checking status
- Staging new and modified files
- Ignoring files and directories
- Viewing changes
- Committing changes
- Removing files
- Renaming files
- Viewing commit history
- Undoing changes
- Managing remotes
- Tagging
Session 3: BRANCHING
- What is branching?
- Commit objects
- Branches
- The master branch
- Creating a new branch
- HEAD
- Switching between branches
- Divergent history
- Merging
- Resolving conflicts
- Deleting a branch
- Branch management
- Workflows
- Remote branches
- Pushing
- Tracking branches
- Pulling
- Rebasing
- Stashing
Session 4: GITLAB
- What is GitLab?
- Getting set up
- The GitLab flow
- Pull requests
- No fast-forward merge
- Keeping up with upstream
- Creating a new repo
- Adding collaborators
- Free and paying GitLab accounts
- Changing the visibility of a repo
- Deleting a repo
Course Prerequisites
TopDelegates attending this course should be computer literate and will ideally have some experience working at the command line though this is not essential.
