# Using Git on the Command Line

Learn how to use the Git tool (the version-control system for tracking changes in any set of files) directly on your computer's command line interface.

#### TECHNOLOGIES

Git and GitHub

#### WATCH TIME

57 minutes

## Lessons

#### Pushing our files to the remote server

See how to use git push to push commits made on your local branch to a remote repository.

4 min

#### Installing Git on your machine

See the steps on how to install the Git tool onto your personal machine from the CLI and access it for future use.

7 min

#### Understanding the 3 Git States

Find out the background and uses of the three Git States of modified, staged, and committed.

4 min

#### Excluding unwanted files with Gitignore

Learn how to avoid having to ignore unwanted files manually, using .gitignore file in the working directory of your project.

6 min

#### Understanding commit details with Git Log and Git Show

Understand how to use and evaluate Git Log and Git Show, tools that will let you inspect commit history and changes.

6 min

#### Introduction to the Command Line

Get an overview of the command line interface or CLI, which is a way your OS represents the computer's files, directories, and programs to the user.

8 min

#### Making your first commit

Learn how to make your first GitHub commit, accompanied with writing a certain message to track your changes.

7 min

#### Pulling commits from master

Learn how by running git checkout master, you'll be able to find the commits you want to pull into your branch.

6 min

#### How to reverse a commit

Some mistakes or actions need to be taken back. Learn how to easily reverse a commit with GitHub specific commands while preserving previous changes to your files.

12 min

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