Intro to Git and GitHub

The slides are available here: http://slides.com/kirschbombe/git-7/fullscreen

You will need to install Git: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git

If you want to use the Cloud9 IDE for this workshop, Git is preinstalled on these cloud-based Linux development environments. https://c9.io/ (signup is free, but requires a credit card)

You will also need a GitHub account. You can get one here: https://github.com

Bash commands we'll use

• cd : change directory
• cd .. : move up to the parent directory
• touch : create new file here
• pwd : print working directory
• cat : "concatenate", used to print the contents of a file

Basic git commands for working on our local repo

• git init : initialize a new git repo
• git status : lists files/folders that are unstated/staged, untracked, deleted - do this often!
• git add : add specified file(s) to staging
• git add . : add all edited files to staging
• git commit -m “commit message” : commits all staged changes (hint: Keep related changes together in one commit. Commits allow you to roll back and track your work, so try to commit every time you complete a task.)
• git log : prints a log of your commit history

Git commands for working with branches

• git branch [name] : creates new branch
• git checkout [branch name] : switches to branch
• git merge [branch to be merged] : merge commits into current branch
• git branch : lists all branches
• git branch -d [branch name] : delete branch

Git commands for working with remotes

• git clone : clone a remote repo to local
• git push : pushes commits to remote repo
• git pull : pull commits from remote repo