Git Intro for Librarians

What We Will Try to Do

Begin to understand and use Git/Github. You will not be an expert by the end of the class. You will probably not even feel very comfortable using Git. This is okay. We want to make a start but, as with any skill, using Git takes practice.

Be Excellent to Each Other

Be Patient With Me and Yourself

Prerequisites

  1. Setup a GitHub account
  2. Install git on your own computer
  3. Configure your git setup

There are three main ways to contribute to Library Carpentry:

Schedule

Setup Download files required for the lesson
00:00 1. What is Git/GitHub? What is Git?
What is Github?
00:10 2. Getting started with git What are repositories and how are they created?
What do add and commit mean?
00:30 3. Sharing your work What does push and pull mean?
01:00 4. Review Can you express git commands in a non ‘git’ way?
01:25 5. Github pages What is GitHub Pages?
02:00 Finish

The actual schedule may vary slightly depending on the topics and exercises chosen by the instructor.