LTCC2019_Graphs_and_Models/docs

Using Git - Software and tutorials

If you have never used git before, you might find this section helpful.

What is this git about?

git is a Distributed Version Control System. This means that git allows people to work on the same set of files, adding, modifying, replacing, and deleting stuff without stepping on each others' toes.

For the scope of this project, you just need to know how to perform very basic git operations, such as importing an existing repository into your computer (a so-called clone), adding files to a git repository, making your changes/addition available to others (a composition of a commit and a so-called push) and getting the latest updates from a repository (a so-called pull).

All the repositories needed for the module and your projects have already been created at https://mygit.mine.nu/LTCC_2019, so you don't need to create any repository at all.

OK, that's still pretty obscure: where do I find more information?

Please find below a short list of tutorials on basic git usage:

• git, the simple guide
• git for beginners @StackOverflow
• an intro to git for beginners

Do I really need to type long commands on my keyboard to use git?

Originally, git was just a terminal-based application, but nowadays there exist a lot of Graphical User Interfaces. A (non-comprehensive) list of git applications is available on the official git webpage

Experimenting with git

There is a sandbox repository that you can use to start experimenting with git. In order to use it, you just need to clone it:

git clone https://mygit.mine.nu/LTCC_2019/sandbox

and then you can start adding new files, modofying existing ones, etc.

Asking for help

If you need any help with using git, and you can't find the answer on the web, then just write an email to the lecturer ;-)