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