Gitting Started

Learn the basics of using Git for managing projects, tracking changes in code, and collaborating with other coders.

UNCC Data Science Initiative | By: Colby T. Ford, Ph.D.

Git from the Command Line

1. Initialize a New Repository

• git init <repo name>

2. Begin Tracking a New File

• touch tmpfile.txt
• git add tmpfile.txt

3. Commit Changes

• git commit -m "add file"

4. Connect Repo to Git Remote

• git remote add <name> <url>

5. Push Changes

• git push <name>

Resources:

• GitHub Desktop
• Git Handbook
• GitHub Learning Lab
  • Introduction to GitHub
  • Hello, GitHub Actions!
  • Communicating Using Markdown