intro-git-github

Introduction to Git and GitHub

Introduction to Git and GitHub training based on the Forwards workshops:

Setting up your system and Your first package as part of the one-hour package development series.

Part 1

• Prework - Get set up on a computer
• Introduction - What is version control?
• Setting up - Getting started with Git and GitHub

Break

Break

• Version Control - What is Git/GitHub and how they relate to RStudio along with the ups and downs of Git
• Workflow - Brief introduction to the Git and GitHub terminology
• Workflow with {usethis} and {gert} - start work and making a commit

Part 2

• Pull Requests (PRs) - making pull request, pausing, resuming and finishing
• Merge conflict! - repeat steps from previous session and create a conflict merge

Break

Break

• Commit to main (and undo last commit!) - how committing is possible to the main and undo last commits
• Undo last merge - undoing a merge (reverting a pull request)
• Existing repositories - Getting copies of existing repositories

Appendix slides

{usethis} errors - typical errors from set up issues

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