Getting Started with Github & Git

• Quick Start
• Adding Collaborators
• Using Git
• Miscellaneous
• References

Quick Start

• Regisiter for a Github account
• Create a new repository
  
  1. Select New repository from the drop menu
     
     
  2. Create a new repository
     
     
• Upload files
  
  
• Edit files & commit changes
  
  1. Click the “Edit” button
     
     
  2. Commit changes
     
     
• History versions
  
  1. Click “# commits”
     
     
  2. Show commits-history
     
     
  3. Show differences
     
     
• New branch
  
  1. Type in the new branch’s name
     
     
     
  2. Edit files & commit changes
• Pull request & merge
  1. Edit files & pull request
     
     
  2. Merge pull request
     
     
• Revert changes
  
  

Adding Collaborators

• Manage Access
  

1. Click “Settings/Manage Access”
   
   
2. Invite collaborator(s)
   
   

Using Git

• Create a new repository
• Clone from remote
  
  • In your Github page
    
    
  • In your local machine

    $ git clone <HTTPS_ADDRESS>
    

• Git configuration

$ git config --global user.name "name"
$ git config --global user.email "username@users.noreply.github.com"

• Edit files from local
• Push to remote
  1. Add changes in the working directory to the staging area

  $ git add <YOUR_FILES>
  

  2. Commit changes to the local repository

  $ git commit -m "YOUR COMMENTS"
  

  3. Push to the remote

  $ git push origin main
  

• List history versions

  $ git log
  

• Reset changes

  $ git reset <COMMIT>

• Revert changes (hard reset)

  $ git revert <COMMIT>

• New branch
  1. List current branches

  $ git branch
  

  2. Create a new branch

  $ git branch <NEW_BRANCH>
  

  3. Switch branch

  $ git checkout <BRANCH>
  

Miscellaneous

• git status: Check status
• git diff: Compare difference between working directory & local repository

References

• Github
  • http://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
  • https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/quickstart
• Git
  • https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/set-up-git
  • http://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/
  • https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/learn-the-basics-of-git-in-under-10-minutes-da548267cc91/