intro git

A quick intro to Git

If you want to learn Git more systematically, please check the resource page

Here's a concise intro to linux commands

Git is a version control system. Here're the steps/git commands you need to know to submit your work:

1. clone

   • example: git clone the_url_for_your_repo
     • get your assignment/lab repo

2. add

   • example: git add a_file_name
     • add that file to the index
   • example: git add .
     • add all files to the index

3. commit

   • git commit -m 'a_message_describing_what_you_did'
     • record changes to the repository

4. set your email that is associated with your github account

   • git config --global user.email “[email protected]”

5. push

   • git push
     • submit the stuff you committed to your repo
     • to verify your works has been pushed to your repo successfully, you can view your notebook in a browser

Then GitHub Classroom will collect your works from your repo (the master branch) automatically on Sunday night!

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