Git + GitHub
An Introduction
Ethos
Openness
Friendliness
Helpfulness
Why Git
Profressional
Powerful / State of the art
Flexible - it has gears
- Can be used at different levels of complexity
Version Control
GitHub (Open Science + Sharing)
What is
Git
Backup v Version Control
Backup
Date | Files |
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3.33pm 3 March 2018 | Introduction_draft.md |
12.18pm 29 Feb 2018 | Introduction_v2.md |
8.49am 29 Feb 2018 | Introduction_final_v2.md |
12.30pm 21 Feb 2018 | Introduction_final.md |
Backup

Version Control
Title | Files | Comment |
---|---|---|
Polishing Second Draft | Introduction.md | Oh yea!! |
Second Draft | Introduction.md | quite happy with this |
Experimental Paragraph | Introduction.md | Not right, but not wrong |
Feedback Implemented | Introduction.md | I don't understand what she wants ... |
Version Control
- All the power of BackUp - but you're in control
- Meaningful History
- Identifiable Stages of Work
Distributed
Distributed
- Version Control extends to multiple copies on multiple computers
- Thus --> GitHub
-
Leads to:
- βSharing files, code, data
- Collaboration
- Open Science
Workshop Structure

Repetition + Concepts
- Explanation
- Demo of workflow from me
- You go through workflow (with help)
- Go Through Workflow with command line
How Git
Works
Pt. One




Four Sci-Fi Powers
Let you have control over your files
π Captain's Log / Dear Diary
- Keep a log or diary
- of all your work
- and your thoughts about it
π° Time Travel
- Freely move through the history of your work
- undo bad work
- retrieve lost work
- review changes a collaborator had made
ππ Parallel Universes
- Move between multiple parallel histories of your work
- Allows for:
- Experimental work (without breaking things)
- Collaboration (without breaking things)
π° Space Station / Citadel of Git
- Store and share your history online
- GitHub (and many alternatives)
- Allows for:
- Sharing
- Collaboration
- Open Science

π Dear Diary / Captain's Log
π° Time Travel
ππ Parallel Universes
π° Space Station
- Detailed History of Your Work
- You're in control
- Use and Review your History however you like
- Nothing is Lost
- Multiple Versions of your Project
- Manage experiments and collaboration
- Host, Store and Share Your History online
- Share and Publish
How Git
Works
Pt. Two
Captain's Log
or
Dear Diary
How Changes to Files are Recorded
A file that's been changed
Version_1.txt
Version_2.txt
Backup:
- Version_1.txt
- Version_2.txt
A file that's been changed
Version_1.txt
Version_2.txt
Backup:
- Version_1.txt
- Version_2.txt
Git:
My_File.txt
The Power of Tracking Changes
Power of Tracking Changes
?
Power of Tracking Changes
Version Control
Version Control
You Decide
A
B
C
D
Getting Started
First Paragraph
Introduction Finished
Outline of the discussion
Version Control
You Decide
A, B, C
D
Getting Started
First Paragraph
Introduction Finished
Outline of the discussion
Version Control
You Decide
B, C, D
A
Getting Started
First Paragraph
Introduction Finished
Outline of the discussion
Challenge
Time Travel
Can look at any previous version of your file. Β Without having multiple files.
Time Travel
A
B
C
B-Rev
A-Rev
C-Reverse
Time Travel - Change History
A
B
C
B-Rev
D
B-Rev
Reversion
Challenge
Parallel Universes
Parallel Universes
A
B
C
X
Y
X, Y
Branch
"experiment"
Merge
X:
Y:
Branch
"Master"
Parallel Universes
A
B
C
X
Y
X, Y
"experiment"
"Master"
"Master" -
"experiment" -
A + B + C + X + Y
A + X + Y
Challenge
Space Station
Sharing and Collaborating on GitHub
A
B
C
X, Y
Git Repository on Your Computer
Git Repository on GitHub / GitLab / BitBucket
Sharing & Collaborating
A
B
C
X, Y
A
B
C
X
Y
X, Y
Your GitHub Account
Someone Else's GitHub Account
Sharing & Collaborating
A
B
C
X
Y
X, Y
Branch
Your GitHub Account
Someone Else's GitHub Account
Permissions
They Must Request to merge
You don't have access
You DO have access
You must accept the request
Your GitHub Account
Someone Else's GitHub Account
Challenge
Git+GitHub Intro
By Errol Lloyd
Git+GitHub Intro
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