Understand how CI/CD systems interact with Git repositories. Learn about triggers, webhooks, shallow clones, pipeline optimization, and production patterns for Git-aware CI/CD.
Master Git Large File Storage for managing binaries, media, and datasets in Git repositories. Learn pointer files, migration strategies, and production patterns for large file workflows.
Master git log formatting, filtering, searching history, and navigating commit history effectively for version control debugging and auditing.
Deep dive into Git merge strategies — fast-forward, three-way, recursive, ours, subtree. Learn when each strategy applies and how to control merge behavior.
Understanding Git's object storage: loose objects, pack files, delta compression, and how Git optimizes storage for repositories with millions of objects and gigabytes of history.
Understanding Git's four object types — blobs, trees, commits, and annotated tags — how they relate through content-addressable storage, and how to inspect them with plumbing commands.
Master git rebase and interactive rebase — squashing, splitting, rewriting commits, and understanding when to rebase versus when to avoid it.
Decision framework for choosing between git rebase and git merge. Understand trade-offs, team conventions, history implications, and production best practices.
Deep dive into Git references — branch refs, tag refs, HEAD, detached HEAD state, and symbolic references. Learn how Git tracks commits through the refs namespace.
Master git reflog to recover lost commits, undo destructive operations, and understand Git's safety net. Learn recovery techniques for reset, rebase, and merge disasters.