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 # Learning Jenkins
-This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course `Learning Jenkins`. The full course is available from [LinkedIn Learning][lil-course-url].
+This is the repository for the LinkedIn Learning course Learning Jenkins. The full course is available from [LinkedIn Learning][lil-course-url].
 
-_See the README file in the main branch for updated instructions and information._
+![Learning Jenkins][lil-thumbnail-url] 
+
+Do you need to automate tasks as part of your software development, system administration, or engineering work? This course introduces you to Jenkins, a highly configurable application used to automate software development and system administration tasks, and helps you build confidence in using it. Jenkins is a key DevOps tool, along with Docker and Git. Instructor Michael Jenkins covers how to set up a personal installation of Jenkins and familiarize yourself with the program’s interface. Next, Michael steps through how to configure your first job in Jenkins.  After you get some experience with jobs, he explains the Jenkins plugin environment and how plugins are used to extend the functionality that Jenkins offers.  Finally, Michael wraps up with detailed instructions on organizing jobs in folders and views, as well as a brief look into creating pipelines as code.
 
 ## Instructions
 This repository has branches for each of the videos in the course. You can use the branch pop up menu in github to switch to a specific branch and take a look at the course at that stage, or you can add `/tree/BRANCH_NAME` to the URL to go to the branch you want to access.
 
 ## Branches
-The branches are structured to correspond to the videos in the course. The naming convention is `CHAPTER#_MOVIE#`. As an example, the branch named `01_03` corresponds to the first chapter and the third video in that chapter.
+The branches are structured to correspond to the videos in the course. The naming convention is `CHAPTER#_MOVIE#`. As an example, the branch named `02_03` corresponds to the second chapter and the third video in that chapter. 
+Some branches will have a beginning and an end state. These are marked with the letters `b` for "beginning" and `e` for "end". The `b` branch contains the code as it is at the beginning of the movie. The `e` branch contains the code as it is at the end of the movie. The `main` branch holds the final state of the code when in the course.
 
 When switching from one exercise files branch to the next after making changes to the files, you may get a message like this:
 
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     Aborting
 
 To resolve this issue:
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-1. Add changes to git using this command: `git add .`
-2. Commit changes using this command: `git commit -m "some message"`
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+    Add changes to git using this command: git add .
+	Commit changes using this command: git commit -m "some message"
 
 ## Installing
 1. To use these exercise files, you must have the following installed:
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 3. See the README file in each branch for specific instrusctions related to the corresponding lesson.
 
 
-[0]: # (Replace these placeholder URLs with actual course URLs)
+### Instructor
+
+Michael Jenkins 
+                            
+Senior Systems Reliability Engineer
+
+                            
+
+Check out my other courses on [LinkedIn Learning](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/michael-jenkins).
+
+[lil-course-url]: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-jenkins-14423877
+[lil-thumbnail-url]: https://cdn.lynda.com/course/3003221/3003221-1638816195844-16x9.jpg
+
+
+
 
-[lil-course-url]: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/
-[lil-thumbnail-url]: http://