Introduction to Git & GitHub

basic bioinformatics
ELIXIR
live training

Introduction to Git & GitHub

Target Audience:
All VIB staff
Location:

Ghent

General context

This half-day (morning) workshop will take you through the basic use of Git and GitHub. Git is a free and open source distributed version-control system designed to maintain code, track changes, recover old versions and collaborate with other developers. 

This course is open to everyone for free, kindly provided to you by ELIXIR-BE. 

Learning outcomes

Get you started with Git from zero (note that if you already use Git, this workshop will be too basic for you). We'll look into git on a command-line level & GitHub online version.

  • Introduction, set-up & configurations
  • Working locally: Create a repository, clone, edit, staging commits, commit & push
  • Working with your history, logs and diffs (including undo changes)
  • Working in a project: Forking, branching, pull requests, fetch, merge, pull & push

In the most likely case, we have time left:

  • Resolving common problems
  • Collaborating tactics
  • Gitignore files
Event intended for

This course is intended for researchers who are learning or using a programming language and might have an existing project with code or text files that need track of changes. If you intend to make your code collaborative, bonus points for you!

Required skills

You know how to change your directory and list your files in the command line interface. 

Program

09:30 - 12:30: Introduction to Git & GitHub

Practical info

Location & Venue

07 November 2019

Ghent - Clemenspoort

Overwale 3
9000 Ghent
Belgium

Public transport

07 November 2019

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Public transport

The Clemenspoort, the Clemenshuis, and the Clemenshof are integrated into a network of other buildings on the grounds of the former Redemptorist monastery, now the Overwale street.

Located just 250 meters from Ghent St. Pieters Station.

Bike

07 November 2019

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Bike

40 bike parking lots available.

Route description

07 November 2019

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Parking

Parking facilities available (€ 1.80 per hour). GPS address: Sint-Denijslaan 251. Take the driveway of the HoGent Sports Hall (not the HoGent Campus) and drive all the way to the end - past the HoGent parking areas. If you are registered in the 411 app, activate your license plate under the option 'Garage parking via license plate'. The barrier will open automatically, and payment will be processed via 4411.

Venue contact

07 November 2019

Ghent - Clemenspoort
Location contact

+32 476 46 10 40

info@clemenspoort.be