GitHub Basics Made Easy: A Fast Beginner's Tutorial!

You've heard of Git and GitHub. People may have suggested you host your code there. But what is Git? How does it work? This tutorial is tailor-made for complete beginners, covering the key concepts and operations of GitHub in an easy and accessible manner.
In the first part, Eric will dive into the basic terminology and get an overview of how Git & GitHub function. We'll break down the complexities into bite-sized insights appropriate for complete beginners.
In the second part, Eric will walk you through creating a repository on GitHub and demonstrate the basics of the clone, commit, push, and pull commands using GitHub Desktop. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the foundational skills to use GitHub to kickstart your coding projects.
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[@mat-on-go8644]

This is the best GitHub intro video so simplified

[@meva-ai]

THIS is what I have been looking for. Simplified for an overwhelmed beginner. Thank you!

[@dreaminanut]

You are by far the most articulate and easy-to-follow educator in this field for me. There are no gaps between your explanations, which is really hard to do if you want to include learners of all levels. You've nailed it for me.

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Thank you so much for your kind words!

[@shafialanower3820]

Never thought I would see a video on this topic. Recently started learning c# and there is so much a developer needs to know. Much appreciated!!

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Glad it was helpful! With the internet, getting started is both harder and easier than ever. Information overload is a thing! If you like my teaching style, check out the C# tutorials on this channel, and if you really want to go deep, check out the courses on SkillFoundry.io.

[@awilali7681]

You're a LEGEND, THANK YOU!

[@sk3ffingtonai]

Thank you.

[@sayuri_lyssa_channie]

Man I don’t know how to thank you- you are the first one that I found to be able to talk and explain everything clearly… finally I understood something about GitHub! You explained all so well… thank you so so so so so so so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@ballerbiola4501]

i just started my journey in tech and i must confess your github tutorial is spot on . I have not been able to push my code to a repo for days now but after seeing this tutorial i did it with ease .. I hope to see more tutorials from you . Thanks

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You’re welcome!

[@Mamika_AFK]

Exactly what I needed today! You just read my mind Lol 😆😂🤣 Great video as always, thank u so much Eric! 😄👍

[@SkillFoundryIO]

My pleasure!!

[@itswizydog]

I just wanna say Thank you so much ,I tried the Houdini project and I was so confused I didn't understand anything but this video helped so much for someone who is new to all of this, you got a new sub

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You are welcome!

[@unknown.artist.track3]

as usual - the best and the most useful content

[@SkillFoundryIO]

as usual, thank you! :)

[@user-ii3xu4cl6l]

Clear, easy to understand and manipulate! thanks!!!!!

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You are welcome!

[@TerenceEnn]

This came in at such a perfect time for me, thank you for this video!

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You are welcome!

[@inspiredscoop234]

This helps so much. Thank you

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You are welcome!

[@nicoberlingeri2250]

This video was awesome, thank you!

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Glad it helped!

[@gavinandrewsimms]

I really like how you mentioned the snobbiness of some developers, whatever works right?

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Yep, I’ve never been one to get into flame wars over trivial things.

[@gavinandrewsimms]

@@SkillFoundryIO I've got to say this was the best overview I've ever had on the basics of GitHub... So you're doing a great job, thank you for the video and time to reply!

[@jonathankewe9415]

Thanks!

[@SkillFoundryIO]

You are welcome!

[@PaulusHalerohon-ur6xp]

thank you so much for your tutorial its so helpful . mantap men👍

[@HansLemurson]

Thank you! I've done a lot of coding projects on my own before, but I've always been uncertain about how to proceed with trying to use version control. I want to make a portfolio to show off my projects, but I've been hampered by hesitation in making that first step.

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Glad I could help!

[@pimmoses1595]

best for me

[@buckeye43210]

I didn't hear you mention fork. Fork copies someone else's repository into your repository. Once you make your improvements, you can offer your changes to the original author by creating a pull request. If your pull request is improved, your changes will be added to the original repository.

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Yep, this video only covered the basics. Forking and branching in a future video when I find the time!

[@buckeye43210]

@@SkillFoundryIO Thanks, good job covering the basics.

[@outlawpl]

I like clicking things too, after all that's why there is a GUI in the first place. Even if it takes a few seconds more, it really doesn't lower your productivity in a meaningful way.

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Especially in something like Git. I'm getting older and spraying text into a console window is getting harder to read!

[@jimbomcgovern]

Great video, great kt

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Thanks!

[@FallenStarFeatures]

TL;DW: git status TL;DW: You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

[@awilali7681]

Thanks again Eric, I've got an issue I hope you could assist with. I've created a repository and uploaded my Terraform file which I've created using vs code, initially everything worked fine. I made my changes, saved to GitHub Desktop BUT once i click on PULL ORIGIN it says that the .terraform.lock file is too large. How can i delete this file without affecting the terraform config file?

[@SkillFoundryIO]

Git doesn’t let you push files > 100 mb but you’re saying pull… is the actual message that the file name is too long… not the file size?

[@awilali7681]

@@SkillFoundryIO I've put the large files in the ".gitignore" folder, and this has fixed the issue :)

[@wendymarquette68]

Can you show us how to pull down a branch to review the contents a person wants us to see?

[@SkillFoundryIO]

I’ll likely do a future video on branches. For now just select it in GitHub desktop from the current branch dropdown. Then you can fetch and pull from it. docs.github.com/en/desktop/working-with-your-remote-repository-on-github-or-github-enterprise/syncing-your-branch-in-github-desktop

[@user-hh8wf2ij8l]

Use git pull command

[@adlen01]

How to make project run really?