Merge pull request #298 from github/intermediate-summaries

Intermediate chapter summaries

Author: Jordan McCullough

intermediate/index.md

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+<span class="mega-octicon octicon-terminal"></span>
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+# GitHub Intermediate
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+Important command line skills and problem solving processes
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+<div class="objectives">
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj1"><label for="obj1">Setup and configure Git</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj2"><label for="obj2">Utilize basic command line operations</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj3"><label for="obj3">Understand versioning steps for content change</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj4"><label for="obj4">Review uncommited and versioned content</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj5"><label for="obj5">Assess history and result filtering</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj6"><label for="obj6">Organize work with branches</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj7"><label for="obj7">Manage commit history synchronization</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj8"><label for="obj8">Create shortcuts and customized commands</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj9"><label for="obj9">Version files across renames, moves, and more</label>
+<input type="checkbox" id="obj10"><label for="obj10">Undo and recovery from any changes</label>
+</div>
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 ## Configuring your Git environment
 
+Establish important and useful settings for efficient command line use.
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 ## Starting on the command line
 
+Begin versioning project content from existing content or from a fresh start.
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 ## Versioning via the command line
 
+Explore the advantages of Git's staging area and commit process.
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 ## Comparing pending and existing changes
 
+Maximize file comparison abilities of Git with historical and un-committed change review.
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 ## Reviewing historical changes
 
+Assess committed content across all known version and narrow searches with filtering options.
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-## Organizing history
-## for optimal workflows
+## Organizing history for optimal workflows
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+Harness Git's fast branching features for efficiently switching between work effort.
 
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 ## Interacting with distributed repositories
 
+Go beyond local history interactions and synchronize histories on an as-needed, controlled basis.
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 ## Crafting shortcuts & efficiencies
 
+Improve Git interactions with custom commands, preferred option flags, and specialized outputs.
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 ## Understanding versioned file lifecycle
 
+Remove, move, and rename files with full version control coverage.
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 ## Undoing any versioned changes
 
+Rewind, collapse, or discard one or a range of versioned changes with a few simple commands.
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 ## Recovering from anything
 
+Restore content from versioned history.
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