Intermediate Version Control

Intermediate Version Control#

Course Description#

This course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering version control with Git, focusing on advanced topics and practical workflows. The course is designed to deepen your understanding of Git through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios. Topics covered include configuring Git, working with branches and merges, understanding GitHub workflows, managing remotes, and rewriting history. The course aims to equip participants with the skills necessary to efficiently manage and collaborate on projects using Git.

Course Objectives#

  • Understand and configure advanced Git settings.

  • Master branching and merging strategies.

  • Implement effective GitHub workflows for collaboration.

  • Manage remote repositories and synchronize local changes.

  • Learn techniques for rewriting Git history and recovering from mistakes.

Pre-requisite Knowledge#

Participants should have taken the Introduction to Version Control and Introduction to Unix course, or be comfortable with the topics that are discussed throughout these courses.

Signup#

To check for upcoming course dates and to register, please visit the Workshop Schedule and Signup page available here.

Installation Guide#

All CfRR courses require attendees to use their own computer/laptop to follow workshop activities and take effective notes.

Prior to the start of the course, attendees should have Git, a terminal and a code editor installed, and have a GitHub account with credentials configured. We provide suggestions below, but attendees can use alternatives they are already comfortable with (except for Git, which is mandatory).

Git and a Terminal#

Git can be obtained from https://git-scm.com/. For Windows users, the Git installer comes with a terminal app Git Bash. For Mac and Linux users, a terminal comes with your system.

Code Editor#

The lessons will include demonstrations with VS Code. Attendees familiar with another IDE or editor (such as RStudio or Vim) will be able to follow along with all the exercises.

GitHub Account and Credentials#

Attendees can register for a free GitHub account at . Please follow the instructions at Managing your personal access tokens, making a note of your username and personal access token.

Acknowledgements#

This workshop was influenced by the Introduction to Version Control course for Coding for Reproducible Research (CfRR), and the Pro Git Book.

Developers#

This workshop was developed by Stephen Cook for the CfRR, with support from members of the RSE Group at the University of Exeter:

  • Linus Tata

  • Liam Berrisford

  • Tom Wilson

License Info#

Instructional Material

The instructional material in this course is copyright © 2024 University of Exeter and is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Instructional material consists of material that is contained within the “individual_modules/intermediate_version_control” folders in this repository, with the exception of code snippets and example programs found in files within these folders. Such code snippets and example programs are considered software for the purposes of this licence.

Software

Except where otherwise noted, software provided in this repository is made available under the MIT licence (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

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