/Git-Started

Intro to Git/hub

Lecture Notes

Git and Github!

  • Github is a way for people to collaborate on software projects. It revolves primarily around Git, a version control system that keeps track of the changes you make in a project.

  • It's important to note that Git and Github are two complete separate things. Git is the version control part; Github is the collaborative part.

  • Download Git here

  • Make a Github account here

  • Basics:

    • Create a git repository from inside a directory (folder):
      • repository = project
      • git init
    • Clone a git repository into a directory:
      • clone = to download a preexisting repository from github (or other git server)
      • git clone https://github.com/TJDevClub/DevClubVR MyFolderName
    • Commit a change:
      • After you've implemented a feature or fixed a bug, you'll want to commit, or "save" that version in Git.
      • You accomplish this in 2 steps:
        1. Add the files you want to commit.
          • git add [file(s)...]
        2. Commit the changes with a commit message.
          • git commit -m "commit message"
          • If you just do git commit, you will be prompted to enter a commit message.
    • Pushing your working directory:
      • After you have committed, you'll want to push your changes to the master version on Github.
      • git push origin master
      • origin is the remote repository (on Github's servers)
      • master is the branch that you are pushing; you can create more branches, we'll talk about why later.
    • Pulling from Github:
      • If you want to make sure your local repository is up to date with the remote repository, you'll want to pull.
      • git pull origin master
    • Help it's not working! Refer to this comic. Then Google it. Git provides fantastic documentation

    xkcd 1597

Activity time!

  • Fork this repo on Github: https://github.com/TJDevClub/Git-Started.git
  • Clone your repo: git clone https://github.com/TJDevClub/Git-Started.git
  • Make a new file, call it 'hi.txt'
  • Write whatever you want inside.
  • Type git status to see the status of your files.
  • Type git add hi.txt to add the file to your staging area.
  • Commit this file, with the commit message "Say Hello"
    • Note on commit messages: Short commit messages should be concise,informative, in the imperative form, and in title case
  • Make a new branch called "Hello" with
    • git branch Hello
  • You can checkout this branch with
    • git checkout Hello
  • Then you can push to your repo.
  • Do some more stuff; whatever you want.
  • Make a pull request to the official TJ Dev Club repository.