Lecture

Git time

Create git hub account

• Open github.com
• Sign up: username, email, password
• Choose free option
• Verify email - click link in email
• Done

Create git project

• Open github.com and login if needed
• Select 'repositories' and create new one
• Name it redi_js_spring_2020
• Make it public
• Done

Invite collaborators

• Open github.com
• Select your project, open settings
• Select: Manage access
• Add all teachers as collaborators:
• aberezhk, BTBTravis, caritosteph, jeffersondarcy, MrTim
• Done

Download and install git

• Check if you have 64 or 32 bit system
• Open Downloads and select your OS
• Download git executable (64 or 32 bit)
• Execute it
• Accept all default settings
• Done

Clone your project

• Open This PC -> C: -> create folder 'projects' and open it
• Right mouse click -> open git bash here
• Open your project in git hub
• Select HTTPS and copy the link
• Select opened git bash window
• type git clone and paste repo link in the same line
• git clone https://github.com/.../redi_js_spring_2020.git
• Enter your github password if asked

Create README.md file

• Open folder with your project: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Create file README.md
• Open readme file and add some text
• Project created by ... for Redi JS class
• Save the file

Stage (add) README.md file

• Open git bash in your project folder: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Execute git status
• README.md is red
• Execute git add README.md
• Execute git status
• README.md is green

Commit README.md file

• In git bash in your project folder: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Execute git status
• README.md is green
• Execute git commit -m 'my commit message'
• Execute git status
• README.md is not shown

Push README.md file to github

• In git bash in your project folder: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Execute git push
• Enter your github password if asked
• Open your project in github
• README.md file shall appear in your repository
• Great success!!

Create new branch

• In git bash in your project folder: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Execute git branch -a
• all existing branches are displayed
• only master branch exists for now
• Execute git branch my-first-branch
• Execute git branch -a
• master and my-first-branch are displayed

Switch to a newly created branch

• In git bash in your project folder: C:/projects/redi_js_spring_2020
• Execute git checkout my-first-branch
• you are now on my-first-branch branch
• Execute git checkout master
• you are now on master branch

Challenge 🤪

• Create index.html and push it to my-first-branch
• switch to my-first-branch branch git checkout ...
• create index.html file with some content
• check for changes git status
• stage changes for commit git add ...
• commit changes git commit ...
• push changes to github git push
• Check your changes appear in github

Create a pull request to merge branch to a master

• Open your repository in github
• Select 'branches'
• master and my-first-branch displayed
• Click 'New pull request' for my-first-branch
• Write some comment
• Select all teachers as reviewers
• Assign pull request to yourself
• Create pull request

Merge branch to master

• In your repository in github select Pull Requests
• Select and open existing pull request
• Click 'Merge pull request and 'Confirm merge'
• Check that index.html appears on master branch in github
• Celebrate! 🎉 🍻

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