Let's get Git-ting!

Does this image accurately portray your workflow?

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If so, this workshop is for you!

In this workshop we will learn how to use git, a collaborative version control software, and avoid the above situation.

Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later. We will start from the very basics of version control (collaborating with your past self) and work up to the skills necessary to contribute to an existing open source project (collaborating with other people). Effective collaboration and version control are essential for researchers to easily recover from the nasty snafus that we (or our collaborators) can get ourselves into through better file management. So, what are you waiting for? Let's get git-ting!

Pre-workshop Homework:

If you plan on attending this workshop, please do the following two things ahead of time:

• Sign up for GitHub (http://github.com (http://github.com/))

• Install SourceTree client for Git ( https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ )