Git Fundamentals for Platform Engineers
Strengthen your Git basics on a practice portfolio repo, then continue the commit, pull, and push workflow with your own TaskFlow fork on GitHub.
Lab Overview
🛠Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 3. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):
- Week 3: Git, GitHub & CI/CD Fundamentals (slug: git-github-cicd-fundamentals)
This hands-on lab strengthens your Git version control workflow through practical exercises.
You'll learn to:
- Configure Git for professional development
- Initialize repositories and manage the staging area
- Make meaningful commits with proper messages
- Build a practice portfolio repository structure
- Re-authenticate to GitHub with the GitHub CLI and push new work to your own TaskFlow fork
Perfect for beginners starting their platform engineering journey with essential version control skills.
What You'll Learn
Configure Git with professional settings for name, email, and editor
Initialize repositories and manage the three-stage Git workflow (working tree, staging area, commit)
Make meaningful commits following good, descriptive commit message practices
Build a structured practice portfolio repository with professional Git history
Authenticate to GitHub with the GitHub CLI and push work to your own TaskFlow fork
Prerequisites
linux-basics
command-line
Technologies Covered
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