wk1-GitHub_simplified

GitHub Tutorial

Installation:

• Install GitHub Desktop: [https://desktop.github.com/]

Initialization:

• Create a new empty repository
  • create through GitHub desktop
  • create through GitHub website
• Create a repository from existing local folder
  • from desktop: drag the folder to github desktop
• Fork and Clone an existing git repository
  • from website

Work on GitHub Desktop

• Work in local repository

  • Pull to local repository
  • Add/Change files
  • Commit to local repository
  • Push to remote repository

• Work with collaboration

  • Fork and clone a (master) repository
  • Create a branch
    • Branching is the way to work on different parts of a repository at one time. It creates a snapshot of the original branch.
  • Make a commit
  • Open a pull request
  • Merge pull request into the master branch
  • Pull to local repository

Workflow

*source:http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/ *

For project 1:

Reference

• Tutorial for GitHub website: https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/
• Tutorial for GitHub desktop: https://help.github.com/en/desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop