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 ## 2. Development & Collaboration
 
-- short git introduction (basic git commands, optional)
-- branching system (gitflow workflow)
+### Short `git` introduction
+
+- distributed version control system
+- tracks history of changes commited by different contributors
+- every developer has full copy of project and its history
+
+---
+
+### Short `git` introduction
+
+#### Basic `git` commands
+
+`git init`: initialises new git repository
+
+`git clone <repository url>`: creates local copy of remote repository
+
+`git add <file/s>`: stage new or changed files (anything that should be committed to the repository)
+
+`git commit -m "feat: my new feature"`: commit changes to the repository
+
+---
+
+#### Basic `git` commands
+
+##### commit message conventions
+
+`<type>[optional scope]: <description>`
+
+- `feat`: new feature
+- `fix`: patching bug
+- `refactor`: code change that neither is neither feat nor fix
+- `build`: build system related changes
+- `perf`: improving performance
+
+---
+
+##### commit message conventions
+
+`<type>[optional scope]: <description>`
+
+- `chore`: code unrelated changes, e.g. dependencies
+- `style`: code change that does not change meaning
+- `test`: changes to tests
+- `docs`: adding/updating documentation
+- `ci`: continuous integration, e.g. github actions
+
+---
+
+#### Basic `git` commands
+
+`git status`: overview over untracked, modified and staged changes
+
+`git branch`: show local branches
+
+`git merge`: merge branches
+
+`git pull`: load changes from remote counterpart
+
+`git push`: upload changes to remote counterpart
+
+---
+
+### Branching strategy - Gitflow
+
+---
+
 - github actions (linting, testing, building)
 - pull requests (best practice)
 - release and semantic versioning
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 ---
 
+## 2. Resources
+
+- [About Git](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/using-git/about-git)
+- [Gitflow workflow](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/comparing-workflows/gitflow-workflow)
+
+---
+
 ## 3. Nextflow
 
 - general (install, best practice)
@@ -152,7 +223,6 @@ A two-day workshop for bioinformaticians and molecular biologists with focus on
 
 ### Resources
 
-- [Gitflow](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/comparing-workflows/gitflow-workflow)
 - [github actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/understanding-github-actions)
 - [nf-core](https://nf-co.re/)
 - [pytest unittesting](https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/pytest-tutorial-a-hands-on-guide-to-unit-testing)