Introduction to version control with Git

Marie-Helene Burle (WestGrid)

2 days

Beginner

None

Get you started with version control with Git

We will meet during the Zoom sessions

You will go over the material in Readings, Videos, and Practices on your own

Going over the self-directed sections prior to our meetings is necessary to be able to follow

Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-07:00)

Note on notation

Introduction to the WestGrid Summer School Git course
In this session, I will go over the program for this course and we will get to know each other.

Why Git?

Installing Git and creating a GitHub account

Man pages

Git basics: understanding the core concepts of repositories

Issues installing/configuring Git or creating a GitHub account
This session is not part of the actual course. Please only sign up for it if you have carefully followed the lesson Installing Git and creating a GitHub account, but are having technical difficulties.

Create your first repository

Let's record a project's history with Git together
In this interactive session, I will answer the questions you had while you started to learn about and play with Git, then we will record a project's history together.

Exploring the past

Tools for a friendlier Git

Undoing

Working with branches

Remotes

Collaborating through GitHub
In this interactive session, I will answer the questions you had while going through the course material, then we will collaborate on a project though GitHub. Please go through the Remotes lesson and make sure you have a GitHub account before joining.

.gitignore syntax

Contributing to someone else's project

Official Git manual
Git Software Carpentry lesson
Git tutorial by Atlassian