Git Workshop Repository

GET ADDED TO THE GITHUB ORGANIZATION

• make sure you have a github account
  • if you have not made one, make one: https://github.com/
• tell Ferin or Max that you want to be added
• get added

GIT KRAKEN INSTALL:

• install it: https://www.gitkraken.com/download
• resolve any ssh conflicts (just say that git kraken did not make it)
• signup with github in git kraken
• choose the "repo tab" mode from the choices offered.

CLONE THE REPO

• in git kraken select 'clone a repo'
• click on 'github.com' in the left bar
• choose where you want to clone to, any folder on your machine will work great
• choose 'GitWorkshop' as the repository to clone (it should be in the cu hyperloop org)
• clone the repo
• click a random commit, and in the side bar click "view all files"
• peruse the repo and take in the glory

PUSHING YOUR FILE

• don't be stressed by everthing that you see, thats just the prior history of the repo
• navigate to the directory where you clone the repo
  • if you're unsure of how to do this, do: "file -> open in file manager"
• add a txt file with your name as the title (for example "softwareman.txt")
• write whatever text you want in it
• go back to git kraken
• in the repo view, click on the top block under "graph" (the commit message field should say "//WIP")
• in the right bar, you will now see your txt file as unstaged
• click on "stage file" next to your txt file
• add a summary and a description in the commit messsage section in the right bar
• click "push" at the top to send your changes to everyone
• click "pull" at the top to see what everyone else has done

TIPS FOR USING GIT/GITHUB

• ALWAYS pull before pushing or making changes
• make small commits so its easier see whats happening
• write descriptive commit messages rather than "its not screwed up anymore v7"

TERM CHEAT SHEET

• clone :: copy the repositories files to your computer
• stage :: add a file so that it will be committed
• commit :: tell git that this file(s) is ready for others to see
• push :: show other people what you comitted
• pull :: get changes from other people
• ferin :: that annoying dude in the front who keeps talking

AFTER THE WORKSHOP - GETTING THE STUDENT DEV PACK

• follow the instructions at https://education.github.com/pack