git-fundamentals

A starting point for discovering the wonderful world of Git, GitHub, and Git Annex (Assistant)

Concepts

1. What is Git?
   • A version control system, collaboration tool, and general awesomesauce.
   • If you forget today, click "Help" at the top of any GitHub page
2. What is GitHub?
   • It's a web app
   • There's also a desktop app
   • And even a mobile app!
3. What is Git good at?
   • "Small" "text" files.
   • Synchronization
   • Collaboration A. What is Git Annex (Assistant)?
   • A companion to git for big files
   • We'll cover this in depth if there's time.

Getting the tools / Setup

• Sign up for github
• Command line tools (you'll need this!):
  • GitHub recommends the official Git installer
  • homebrew for OS X
  • gitbash for Windows
  • Your package manager for Unix, etc.
• GUI tools
  • Windows & Mac, also supports hg: SourceTree
  • Lightweight Mac client: GitX-dev
  • Integrated with file manager:
    • TortoiseGit on Windows
    • RabbitVCS on Linux (also integrates with gedit)
• Integration for your text editor!
  • Vim fugitive
  • Emacs
  • Sublime Text 2
  • gedit (use RabbitVCS)

Awesome resources

• Basic commands cheat sheet
• Gamified git
• GitHub sponsors this.
• Where does "help" go from GitHub? Here.
• @davclark is an awesome resource, himself! (when he's not being a jerk)
• Linux commands cheat sheet (also mostly works for OS X command line).

Git Annex

http://git-annex.branchable.com/

Fork/clone

Forking on github is same as cloning in the command line.

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