factorial.py | ||
fibonacci.py | ||
README.md |
How to Git started
Using a GUI
You can use any GUI for git, the ones we use are Fork and Sourcetree
You can download these at https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ and https://git-fork.com/
For other GUIs check out https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis/
Learning objectives
- Introduction to VCS
- Create new repository
- Git ignore file
- Staging
- Committing
- Git push
- Git pull request
- Branching
- Merge / Rebase
- Undoing Commits & Changes
- Tag ?
- Log ?
Assignments
Assignment 1: Create a repository
- Create your own new repository
- Add a .gitignore file
- Why you would like a gitignore file
- Not pushing sensitive files
- Not pushing environment files
- Add a README
Assignment 2: Your first commit 0. Clone repository 0. Edit README file 0. Create a new file(s) and add information 0. Stage README and your file(s) 0. Commit README and your file(s)
Assignment 3: Merge conflicts 0. Go to the How to Git started repository 0. Add factorial.py and fibonacci.py to your repository 0. Choose a partner 0. Add him/her as a collaborator 0. Make the partner clone your repository 0. Let both of you edit the same line in the code file 0. Let one of you stage and push the changes 0. Solve the merge conflict
Assignment 5: Branching 0. Go to the How to Git started repository 0. Add index.html to your shared repository. 0. Let person A create a new branch called header 0. Let person B create a new branch called footer 0. Let person A edit the header of index.html 0. Let person B edit the footer of index.html 0. Stage and push the changes 0. Pull the latest changes 0. Track the branch of your partner
Assignment 6: Merge branches 0. Go to your master branch 0. Merge it with the header branch 0. Commit the merge 0. Merge it with the footer branch 0. Commit the merge 0. Push the changes 0. Delete your old branches
Assignment 7: Pull requests 0. Let one of you create a new repository (do not add collaborators) 0. Stage and commit a file 0. Let the other person fork the repository and clone it 0. Let him/her change the file and push it 0. Let him/her create a new pull request via the GUI 0. Let the other approve and merge the request 0. Let the other pull the latest changes
Assignment 8: Undo commit
Check the logs
Using the terminal
Getting started
Set up your git info
*** Please tell me who you are.
Run
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
to set your account's default identity.
Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.
If you want to save your https credentials run
git config --global credential.helper store
Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.
Or you can add an SSH key
Saving changes
unstage by using
use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage
Track remote branch
git checkout --track origin/<branch>
Delete remote branch
git push <remote_name> --delete <branch_name>
git remote prune <remote_name>