Git is a widely used “version control” software for tracking changes in your project files over time. Individual snapshots may be used to revisit former versions of a file (or of the whole project) at any time. Git also contains collaborative features so that everyone can easily and continuously reconcile their local copies of the project. GitHub is a web platform for hosting and sharing Git projects, especially software code. In this online, hands-on workshop, we’ll get an overview of how to use Git and GitHub for more effective research. Participants who wish to follow hands-on should have some familiarity with the command line. (See our January 17 workshop!) 

Topics include: 

• Concepts of repository, staging, committing, and branches 

• Using git for a solo project; committing and checking out 

• GitHub overview; concepts of pull request and fork 

• Using git collaboratively; concept of merging; handling merge conflicts 

• Open Science practices and Git/GitHub 

Can't make it to this workshop? You can always contact us for help, stop by our Drop-In Hours, check out our instructional content, or schedule an instruction session for a class or group.

This workshop is part of our Coding and Computational Methods Series.