Git and GitHub Tutorial for Beginners

[@chilloutlemur9979]

I usually don't comment on videos but this one has honnestly got to be one of the most helpful I have ever watched. Thank you very much!

[@dnaldoog3114]

I agree!

[@cdeoliveira]

I concur

[@rolszewski1]

100% agree!

[@mattster6119]

I have seen a good number of Git and GitHub tutorials on KZbin and elsewhere, and I can honestly say this one is by far THE BEST. Detailed and not overwhelming for a beginner. Thank you Kevin!

[@zahidar8340]

Exact how i feel. Thank u Kevin !

[@WilsonRodriguesD]

I agree!

[@makersbuild]

Agree 100%

[@Artelion-pk2he]

Exactly!

[@panda2cloud.]

I totally agree, the details are suitable for a beginner

[@tolulopebolaji1582]

Kevin, this video just made my life easy! I was searching for quick tutorials on git and most of the ones I found were in the range of 2hours+. When I saw this one which was less than 50mins, I jumped on it and once I started watching I was glued to my screen till the end. Your teaching is epic! No BS! Straight to the points. You just won a Disciple.🙌

[@nicomal]

You couldn't be more right. I just finished a one hour tutorial and he didn't even talk about branches (but he does have a 5 hour paid course on his website). Also you can watch this at 1.5x or 1.25x comfortably (with pauses for taking notes or running the code)

[@timothykimari8154]

well said

[@temitopekade590]

I agree! Great content !

[@frankkuhlmann8538]

Thanks buddy. You hit the nail. No more to add. :)))))

[@danfarrent2867]

​@@nicomalGG

[@chocodonuts3644]

Thank you for providing this beginner-friendly tutorial, unlike many videos out there that are not accessible for beginners and assume prior knowledge. I appreciate the clarity and helpfulness of your content.

[@rocco9t9]

The road to good to perfect is way longer than the road to average to good. The amount of hard work and time invested in this video (and every other videos of you as well) can be inferred from how you have focused on details. Look at the how perfectly he has integrated KCC in this video, provided link references for further learnings, listed out all the commands he has used in the description. That's a professional work + great teaching.

[@rishdhisabith2585]

This video gave me the perfect start to github. I always love a Kevin Stratvert video. If I search for any topic on youtube and I find Kevin Stratvert I don't look at other videos I directly come here. Kevin Stratvert is one of my go to youtube channel. His voice is so calm as well

[@IamWaliJan]

Person like me who always wanted to learn about git and github but had no knowledge at all and didn't know where to start from. This video just gave me a very good start and now i know what to do with all my Powershell scripts. Cheers Kevin!

[@jeffreystine4638]

Three years later and still the most relevant and to the point git and github tutorial

[@jodi8076]

As a newbie to Tech, this was so clear in what currently seems like a very confusing and unfamiliar zone. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@josephkatongole4659]

I learning how to use Git and GitHub, I feel this is a one stop tutorial. I am just watching it over and over

[@zahid_9217]

Dear Kevin I am doing Masters in Computer applications. I have been watching your videos for a long time and I really like videos. couple of days I decided to learn git and GitHub after watched some videos on KZbin I got so board I was think that I wish kevin should have a video on git ang Github finally I today I saw the video on your channel I am so happy to watch it Thnank you so much

[@stevenlomon]

9:54 If anyone had the same problem as I did where I couldn't change the file extension, click View -> Show -> File name extensions :) Edit: just finished the video. Absolutely fantastic!! You taught a lot of the things they didn't teach us in our Python classes, thank you!

[@SpodahMane]

You are a real one for that! I was spending like 30 mins remaking the file trying to understand why it was not working!

[@hxybrid3110]

thanks man

[@anindiansquirrel]

tysmmmmmmmmmmm broooo!!!!!!

[@Jameshowardadventures]

i cant find a "show" in my view tab. you know what i should do?

[@anindiansquirrel]

In your view tab, there should be a show tab which contains hidden items , navigation panel, file extensions options etc bro. @@Jameshowardadventures

[@oluwadamilaretijani1777]

This man is a great Teacher. He can simplify concepts a lot, just like CoreySchafer, a great Python programming instructor. Weldone sir

[@gabrielroman4535]

It took me so long and many people explaning it to me and I never understood it. FINALLY someone that explained it all without leaving me questioning everything. Amazing job.

[@microdavid7098]

it's hard to not enjoy this topic when your enthusiasm emanates through the video. Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks to you, I know how to use shotcut, balabolka and now git. I may have missed other software but you really know how to make tutorials

[@mikemvuma]

Would recommend this video to any beginners out there looking to start Git and GitHub. Very, very helpful and insightful.

[@pmarc65]

I just needed a quick guide to help me with my initial setup. At first I was like 46mns, man I hope what I need is at the beginning. The video is so thorough and well paced that not only I finished all 46mns but had to like and subscribed without seeing another video. This was amazingly well done. Kudos!

[@put1996]

One of the best Git Tutorial I saw on KZbin. No hand waving unorthodox layout and OS like the most popular video that make it impossible to follow along.

[@savvy_fred]

I have been searching for the most concise and accurate tutorial on git and GitHub. After watching this video, I got all I needed. Thank you, Kevin, keep up the good work.

[@loladventureske4931]

Always had a problem understanding what STAGING is, by you calling it a 'Holding Penn' you took all of my frustration away. You are a genius Kevin!

[@EcnerYT]

Was trying to search for github tutorials and your tutorial was by far the best. Clear, simple and easy to understand. I appreciate your time doing this tutorial, you got a new sub!

[@chrissandoval9459]

I had to watch this video twice over the span of 2 1/2 days, and I took notes on absolutely every point! Thank you for this!

[@glrbrasil]

This is not only the best Git tutorial I've watched but one of the best tutorials for devs in general 👏

[@AmamfenguTV]

Just pushed 3 projects that were giving me hassles for the past 3 weeks. Thank you for clear guide. You're the best!

[@mrprofomedia]

the deeper get into the video, the more I appreciate.

[@noelmayanja5585]

i'm just halfway through the video but i'd like to thank you. you'll never know how grateful i am to you.

[@PabloZumba]

Thanks, Kevin. In my search for a tutorial that is both concise and short, your video really fits the bill.

[@ahmadmustafa3914]

i watched many videos on youtube but none of them make me understand git and Github i am exhausted but then i played your video and boom every thing is explained well and clear thanks alot❤

[@fauxflights77]

For users having an issues with the master/main change sticking, you may need to run "git config --global init.defaultBranch main" rather than "git config --global init.default main"

[@juancarloslucena9284]

I am a noob an started programming like a few weeks ago. I have made steady progress and made a few projects but I heard is good to show your contributions in GitHub. I didn't know what Git hub or for that matter Git were. This video has been excellent to help me understand how to work with git, how projects are approached in real life and how to combine this in git hub. Without knowing it I have discovered a tool I didn't know I needed. Before this I had copies and copies of projects at different stages in case I had to go back, which is essentially the function Git takes care of. Idk why I think is so cool when you switch from a branch where you are doing new stuff back to the main branch and in the file viewer the files change accordingly.

[@ashokviswanathan920]

Made a complex topic look so simple. Very well paced. Brought in all concepts and developer workflow with the same example. Brilliant. Thank you Kevin.

[@tommy10436]

For some reason a small part of me thinks that Steven Stifler is teaching me this, and I love it. This tutorial is great. I was so effing frustrated today up until now. Thank you so much for making this.

[@heathicusmaximus8170]

This is an incredible video. It may be a little different sometimes (such as git checkout instead of git switch on older versions, possibly, ymmv), but overall it's a big help to anyone just starting their Gitventure.

[@danwestwood9663]

I really like people who are good communicators and teachers, some of us pay attention to teaching style and detail and the ability of the teacher to communicate the information, you have this ability, please keep going, you will help alot of us! Thanks for your efforts!

[@AlexTheAnalyst]

Absolutely fantastic! Huge fan of Git and GitHub. This kind of content is needed.

[@sylviengum3535]

You don't need to remind any one to subcribe to your channel, every one will love to subscribe 10 times plus after watching your videos, you are a great /born teacher. Thank you so much for sharing for free

[@blurryface616]

Hands down one of the best channels on KZbin. So detailed yet so simple to follow along. Thanks a lot Kevin, you are great a teacher.

[@coronaphone710]

Small thanks from me 2

[@abhishekkalal5221]

first time i watched git and git hub tutorial completly in one go.. best tutorial ..

[@Chacha355]

Thanks a billion for this tutorial. You cut through the chase, went straight to the point and made it so easy to understand

[@Xanbus]

I've been messing around with git for about 4 days, it was not going well. This video helped A TON. Thank you. I am very glad you started from the basics of getting git working first on my local computer.

[@djmrky75]

Great video Kevin ... and this is coming from a senior developer who uses Git on a daily basis ... I can never get enough of Git videos. I always learn something new :-)

[@cvanderford]

I went from zero to somewhat GIT-competent just from this short tutorial. Really good, I appreciate that it dives right into it. Thanks!

[@is-gm6hg]

A true educational masterpiece! Thanks for your time and hard work

[@rijwanalam4282]

I have seen lots of Git and GitHub tutorial on KZbin but this is the excellent and very helpful for me (beginners) Thank you ❤❤

[@chaerw]

Kevin, as usual you do a great job of putting these videos together. I have tried to watch several other git videos but this one is the clear winner.

[@aymengrera538]

I just want to let you know every time I search about anything, you don't know How happy I am, just to see your face, or your uploading a video about the things I want to learn. Keep up where you are the best.

[@prism_schism]

Great tutorial, hands down the best one I've seen so far! Heads up though! For some users, including myself, the command for renaming the default init branch wasn't working. Correct bash command was: git config --global init.defaultBranch main very subtle distinction but it worked for me!

[@melissakinney7896]

@prism_schism I tried both and neither worked for me. @KevinStratvert your video is EXTREMELY helpful otherwise - do you have any other suggestions?

[@PorfiriyPorfirievich]

@melissakinney7896 In newer versions of git when installing it on your machine you can specify the name of the default branch to be main. So if nothing helps, I'd recommend just reinstalling git and specify that.

[@daveyr8389]

Not even finished watching but every time I have a question Kevin answers it right away. This is great, kudos!

[@ssrinivas42]

Hey Kevin you know what, I was just thinking this morning to storing my scripts in Git and thought to see some videos on Git to explore in detail. But here you are, this might be the butterfly effect, my thought here reached to you and you've uploaded what I wanted. Amazing. . . !!!! BTW, thanks a lot, loving your content. Keep rocking.

[@zachalexuy449]

also me github making roblox scripts GO BRRRRRRRR

[@titom2772]

I have seen this 2 times already. This might be the best Git summary ever made. So incredibly useful. I am coding again after a break and I needed a refresher. This was absolutely perfect for that. I even learned a few new things. I would thumbs up 30 more times if I could.

[@maximilianosalibe1710]

Excellent tutorial, Kevin! I've seen other tutorials on Git before, and I find this quite clear and useful! Thanks a lot!

[@sevanthishekar4379]

I can't even begin to explain how grateful I am to you for this amazing video. You made things look so easy. Thank you for all your time and hard work.

[@SaFFire123x]

The best tutorial on git and github. So much information in so less time, yet so understandable. Subbed and hell I'm clicking all those ads for you!!

[@moyooyeniyi]

I’m a complete beginner and this tutorial is so good. After watching so many videos and I got stuck, this helped out! Thank you very much

[@pantuabafras9899]

excellent tutorial Kevin! you are unique in your teaching styles. I have watched several videos on this topic, but l always end up confused, thank you for great piece.

[@davidpipgras9423]

Thanks! I am just getting into GIT (old-timer tech writer) and this really helped with a basic understanding -- its not quite as scary as I thought it might be!

[@daviddare2938]

you explained everything so easily! You are a very good teacher.

[@juliestudy1475]

This is the only tutorial that I was able to follow through successfully each step till the end! I've watched a few other videos and all suffered the same fate, got stuck in a particular step that they showed and couldn't proceed. Thank you so much Kevin!

[@yoip1234]

Thank you, Kevin, for this wonderful tutorial. It was very clear and concise. You have covered the topics in such a flow that everything seemed very easy to understand. Thank you, once again. Great work!

[@NathanealOgunode]

This took me two hours to complete but it made my understanding of Git and GitHub so so muc better. Thank you so much for the sample example.

[@rocco9t9]

Thanks Kevin for such a neat and organized tutorial. Thanks for for everything I learnt from you and will learn in future.

[@pivand]

Very useful tutorial for a beginner like myself. I was not using hit because I felt like it only added a layer of complexity to my small projects, that I had to keep in mind. Now it is clearer for me why and when to use git!

[@carrieprice78]

You’re incredible and such a great teacher!

[@KevinStratvert]

Thank you! 😃

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

@@KevinStratvert too many clicks and stuff to remember. Computers are supposed to be getting smarter,.

[@yorickvlt1021]

Mans living in an alternate reality

[@eniggma9353]

In 5 years of trying to watch a video to learn about github etc, this one is the last one standing. Well done haha

[@miransh]

Great teaching Kevin, I really appreciate your dedication in helping us learn - no one explains it like you do ! Keep it up ....

[@tonybokuuu]

its awesome that having introduction about git at the start, and github later. some video just mix them up. I like the flow when topic turns to github from git so fluently.

[@jb_457]

A really well thought out , easy to follow and comprehensive tutorial. Thank you.

[@Bj0rn666]

Amazing Video. I knew literally nothing about Git before, and now I feel like a semi-expert. I love how you use the terminal most of the time since thats the correct way to learn something in my opinion. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@dollarblitz]

I play classical music for my chickens

[@legokangaroo5010]

When you say you're chickens, do you mean pet chickens that live with you? Or chickens that you use to get eggs and eventually kill?

[@mervat3140]

What is the instrument you play it for your chickens

[@billyhuggins2212]

Excellent info. I’m completely Right brained and get completely overwhelmed with all those “words”. Thank you for explaining it.

[@shadan2813]

Kevin is really a great teacher.

[@Kushal145]

The most beginner friendly git tutorial, something that the CS society needs to have

[@downtime-p8u]

If anyone is having issues with the .gitignore part............avoid saving the file as a text file (it needs to be saved as a file with no extension through which ever editor you use)............using Notepad didn't work for me (even when trying to resave the file by encapsulating the file name within double quotes).........I basically had to open a new file in Notepad++ (do not create the file within File Explorer as it will likely use Notepad by default)...........I then saved the file with the filename between quotes after creating the new file through my Notepad++ editor..............and it worked.

[@percys8774]

Thanks so much, this solved it.

[@jofolky]

Thank you!! Worked for me as well

[@nicholascunningham6936]

Ok I thought these comments might've just been overhyping the video but this is actually the best, most beginner-friendly tutorial I have ever seen to git and github. Thank you!

[@erikkozlowski4736]

Great tutorial on the basics of Github, very straight forward. Pace and production quality were spot on.

[@Solomon_TY]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I'm an absolute beginner and honestly this video has made me understand the fundamentals of git and github. i'm so grateful

[@bipinjadhav5064]

Fantastic video Kevin, it is designed very systematically to understand the entire flow of GIT and GITHUB perfectly ...Thanks for the video

[@user-yc3pb1ij7g]

Dear Kevin, thank you SO MUCH for the work you have put into this video, and for delivering a clear, easy-to-follow, highly educational tutorial on a much-needed topic. KZbin must reward excellence!

[@jdsgotninelives]

This was a really comprehensive overview mate! Really impressive. I not only now know how to install, edit, construct repositories correctly and efficiently in the Git style, but I also now know to connect to GitHub. Most importantly of all, I now know why I'd bother doing any of it at all and how much of a game changer it is for my projects in general and my workflow in particular. I can't remember how the algorithm pushed me along to your video (I think it was a general search for System Analysis and Design re: Uni project) but I'm so glad it did. Liked and subscribed 😊

[@NoraConrad]

I am just starting to learn some different programming languages and I had no idea how github actually worked or how to use it. This was such a clear and concise explanation. I really really appreciate it 😊

[@dalroache]

i am trying to learn the basics very very basics but even what i percieve is the easier stuff most of it i just having hard time making it make sense...i need to learn in a way where every thing is broken down and explained i cant yet find stuff that explains in a way that i will learn so far ive learned that html is the structure that css makes things look nice and java script is concerned with actual function now that i understand so far please pray for me im determined to learn.

[@mikeh7704]

Thanks for another excellent educational video. Clear, well laid out and easy to follow along.

[@guillaumelaurent3263]

I usually never comment on KZbin but this tutorial was really great, straight to the point & including everything needed to get started. Thanks a lot !

[@donaldnwokoma506]

thanks Kevin!!! I just fetched and merged knowledge from this video

[@preciousc]

Thank you, I kept on delaying more about Git as I found the content of other videos and the process of using GIT quite daunting. You made it look so easy I am not wondering what I was afraid of. Great video!

[@rainerwahnsinn3265]

My chickens play classical music for me

[@gollosus8741]

This is the best Git & GitHub tutorial available and it's not even close! The fact that you didn't use any code editor magically demystified Git for me. Subscribed!

[@fuzzydark1395]

This is NOT for beginners, you talk like we're supposed to know every concept you say, which is not the case for most people getting started in programming world. And I'm saying this as an experienced programmer, not a noob.

[@jjguillermo-dev]

I didn't understand Git and GitHub well until I found this tutorial. Thanks, Kevin!

[@wadiibounenni4848]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial: Easy to understand, not overwhelming, practical with no fluff.

[@dilankakasun6033]

My god this tutorial is awesome. Ran through a whole project in no time. Great stuff.

[@Sk8zOfficialMusic]

Thanx for this breakdown. I'm a day 1 newb and this definitely broke it all the way down. Gratitude.

[@weiSane]

Omg, the best git and GitHub tutorial...you saved form confusion and saved me time too. The delivery was very good. Thanks man.

[@taiwoafolayan8489]

If i am to rename this video, it's gonna be life made easy....one of the best i have seen so far! Many thanks Kevin.

[@TimothySeymour-jj6db]

You're to be commended for your efforts, [!] I've learned so much from you, in just the first video alone, "it's amazing!" Thank you so, very much, for Your help and taking the time to bless mankind with your Teaching!!! Your easy to learn from and as I see it a plethora of information. Teachers need to be appreciated as much as we as a whole can do!

[@padreadamo]

I am not a programmer. I wish I was! I am starting small. This video was invaluable in understanding git! Thank you.

[@zanian0]

This was great. Most people stop and Commits and don't get into branches and push/pull. Thanks!

[@OZTutoh]

Great video! Much better than I was expecting. I began using GitHub a decade ago but I'm more confident now.

[@kirschmackey_official]

This was an excellent tutorial. It finally demystified Git and Github for me, and took me through a project, so now I have some experience, and it was quick and to the point. Thanks so much.

[@kilsysalazar]

OMG! I have watched so many videos but nothing like this. Thank you so much, This video is just pure gold, straigth to the point.

[@HitAndMissLab]

@Kevin Stratvert you have such a gift for explaining things. Thank you so much for starting from beginning and organising the material in small relatable units.