Class Meeting 6B

Class Meeting 6B#

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Version Control with Git#

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  • Why git?

  • The GitHub flow.

  • The evolution of version control, aka “why is git so complicated?”

Why Git#

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What is Git?#

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Image Source: Noble Desktop.

Why is Git so complicated?#

Each feature of Git is designed to solve particular issues that arise when managing versions of potentially large, distributed, and long-term projects, and understanding how to use Git may be made easier if you think about the issue you are trying to solve first.

Ian needs to create a list / table outlining the common issues and which git command / workflow is used to resolve them.

Learn Git Branching#

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Useful Git Commands#

Here are some command sequences that might be useful:

  • git clone

  • git status

  • git switch

  • git add, git add ., or git add -A

  • git commit or git commit -m

  • git push

  • git pull

  • git fetch

  • git merge

  • git rebase

  • git branch

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