git 

What is git? ● Version control system ● Works well with text files - programs, LaTeX, beamer ● Created by Linus 

git terminology ● Repository = Collection of files + change history ● commit = Action of changing repo state ● clone = Making a copy of a repo ● Remote repository = Repo in another location ○ push = Push changes in local repo to a remote repo ○ pull = Pull changes in a remote repo to a local repo ● Merging = Reconciling conflicting changes 

Creating a repository ● git init ● Demo 

Checking repository status ● git status ● Demo 

Committing to a repository ● Two step procedure ○ git add ○ git commit ● Demo Repository Unstaged changes Staging Area git add git commit 

Viewing commit history ● git log ● gitk ● Demo 

Configuring user details ● git config --global user.name “Name” ● git config --global user.email “Email” ● Demo 

Storing a repository on the cloud ● Create a repo on www.bitbucket.org ● cd /path/to/my/local/repo ● git remote add origin ● git push -u origin --all 

Cloning a repository ● git clone ● Demo 

Pushing to a remote repository ● git push ● Demo 

Pulling from a remote repository ● git pull ● Demo 

Handling conflicting changes ● Demo 

Further Reading http://git-scm.com/book