Summary and Setup

This lesson was built with The Carpentries Workbench. The content was adapted from the Software Carpentry Version Control with Git lesson, the Carpentries Incubator Version Control with Git lesson that incorporates branches and PRs, and the Library Carpentry Introduction to Git lesson. This lesson is designed to contain only the minimal amount of information to get learners functional with Git & GitHub, and should not be considered a comprehensive introduction to git.

The goal of this lesson is to introduce core git concepts and commands while following a common git workflow pattern. Learners will start with creating a repository on GitHub, then use bash commands in a terminal clone the remote repository to their local computer.

Bash is not a pre-requisite for this lesson, and any bash commands used (like pwd or ls -a) are purely optional.

By the end of the lesson, learners should be ready to follow the same workflow in a repo of their own creation/choosing, and understand the core git commands: config, status, log, add, commit, diff, push, pull, and branch. They should be comfortable using the terminal to perform these git operations.

Setup

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Please complete the setup instructions prior to the workshop. In order to participate in this workshop, you must have a GitHub account, and have git, and bash installed on your computer.

If you are participating in this workshop remotely (e.g. over Zoom), it is highly recommended that you use two screens: 1 screen with the remote meeting, to see the instructor sharing their screen, and 1 screen with your applications. You will need to have VS Code and a web browser open to GitHub.com in order to follow along.