Intro to Git Workshop

Version control is what it's all about

GitHub and Git

GitHub --> [browser]

GitHub is a website that allows you to upload your git respositories online. It allows you to have a backup of your files online, has a visual interface to navigate your repos, and it allows other people to be able to view, copy, or contribute to your repos.

Git --> [terminal]

Git is a version control system. It allows you to manage the history of your git repositories.

Pre-workshop Preparation

Part 1: Software Installations (Required)

Part 2: SSH Keys (Optional)

Part 3: Setup (Required)

Workshop

Objectives

• Introduction to Git & GitHub
  • GitHub browser
  • Navigating page
• Individual repositories
  • learn to create a repo on GitHub and update via Git
  • clone a repository (copy from GitHub browser to local machine using Git)
  • create a branch and work from it
  • undo Git changes
• Collaborating
  • clone an organization's repo
  • make changes and submit a pull request

Exercise 1: create & update your repo

• create repo on GitHub
• clone (copy) GH repo to local computer
  • look at remotes
  • work with branches
  • add, update files at Git terminal and send changes up to GH
  • submit a pull request

Exercise 2: fork & update an organization repo

• fork/clone an organization's repo
• add updates and submit a pull request

Exercise 3: rebasing

• git fetch/rebase vs git pull
• edit and squash commits