Git & GitHub: An Introduction to Version Control
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Git & GitHub: An Introduction to Version Control In-Person
You will learn:
- Benefits & basics of a Version Control System
- Differences between git and GitHub
- About remote repositories and why they are useful
- How to use git in the terminal to initialize, add, and commit files to a repository
- Publish a repository to GitHub.com
- Overview of GitHub.com & GitHub desktop
- What git clone is and how to clone a remote repository in the terminal & desktop application
Required software/accounts:
github.com account:
If you are bringing your own laptop, you will need to install the following:
GitHub Desktop:
Windows only:
Git bash is required and installed via Git below
Git installer 64 bit direct link:
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.45.2.windows.1/Git-2.45.2-64-bit.exe
You can just click (several pages) through this installer to accept all of the defaults.
Mac only:
X-Code Developer tools
1. Open the Terminal application, which you can find in your Applications > Utilities folder or by searching with Spotlight.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
- xcode-select --install
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Command Line Tools.
- This can also be installed via the app store via the 'Xcode' app.
- Date:
- Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Time:
- 10:00am - 12:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- SHM L 111, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, 333 Cedar Street
- Campus:
- Medical School
- Categories:
- Bioinformatics Data Programming
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