This page describes the content and target audience of an introductory git workshop. So far, 39 public servants have rated these workshops an average 4.38/5.

Target Audience

People who:

• Have written some computer code before.
• Know at least a few commands for the terminal/console/commandline.
• Are not comfortable with git concepts like merge, commit, branch, or hash.

Objectives

• Understand answers on stack overflow about git.
• Know how to Google git questions.
• Understand why we use git.
• Get minimal hands on experience with git init and merging.

However we will not memorize git commands, or look at long lists of git commands without thinking.

Content

• History of git and why it exists
• Vocabulary: hash, file delta, working directory, staging area, local repository, remote repository, branch, tag, label, hook, squash, fork
• Commands: init, status, add, commit, checkout, clone, pull, push, diff
• config, gitignore, README.md
• Differences between git, GitHub, GitLab, and our different GitLab deployments.
• Example of a real CMC merge request among strangers.
• Exercise 1: make your own new personal repo.
• Exercise 2: different types of merging, merge conflicts, meld (easy to hard)
• Dangerous destructive commands, when to use caution.

See Also

• List of Git Resources