How to use git

UW Data Science Center

This is a good place to start to wrap your head around . (The cheat sheet provided is also worth the download)

This is is pretty extensive and includes integration with RStudio. (Recommended by Alex and John)

One of the more I found. It starts from the command line and then links you to a GitHub account to make collaborative changes. We can then try making changes on each other's repo on GitHub for the next meeting.

Key features:

  • Starts you from scratch

  • Contains efficient workflows for each section

  • Has short exercises at the end of each lesson to test understanding

  • Easy to read language

JH: Here is a git tutorial I made. Maybe this will be helpful to those getting started using git from either Rstudio or via the command line.

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