Git Started!

Pre-mission requirement

Install Git onto your device

Linux

• Debian:

   sudo apt-get install git
  

Mac OS

• .dmg installer
• Brew:

   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
   brew install git
  

Windows

• .exe installer

Today's mission

To learn the basics of version control by editing a single file simultaneously with many others!

Part 1 (Optional)

Complete the following Katacoda Scenarios :

1. Committing Files
2. Committing Changes
3. Working Remotely
4. Undoing Changes
5. Fixing Merge Conflicts
6. Experiments Using Branches

Part 2

Clone a copy of this repository and some add information about yourself to Participants.md, and include a secret!

    For your bio information, include your academic year, focus of study, and home town/city.

Part 3

Hide your secret using the powers of version control!

Part 4

Explore this repositories commit history to look at your changes and learn about your fellow DSC members!

🛠️ Recommended tools 🛠️

Create a branch

     git branch <name of branch>

Checkout a branch

     git checkout <name of branch>

Create and checkout a branch

     git checkout -b <name of branch>

Pull changes from remote branch into local branch

     git pull

Stage a file

     git add <name of file>

Commit a file

     git commit -m "a commit message"

Push a file to a new remote branch

     git push --set-upstream origin <name of branch>

Push a file to an existing remote branch

     git push

Revert a commit

       git revert <commit hash>

Save your username and password in git (Warning! This involves a potential security risk!)

       git config credential.helper store