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Git
Statistics 506, Fall 2018 (./index.html)
Git for Version Control
Git from the command line
Repositories
Git for remote repositories
Example (./git_afs_example.html)
Exercise
Caution
Git Configuration
Using
.gitignore
Exercise
Resources
Using
git
for homework
Git for Version Control
A version control system is a tool for managing changes to files over time by efficiently tracking changes
all modifications. One of the most popular tools for version control is “git”. Another version control
called subversion or SVN is also widely used, but
git
has become a de facto standard. Git generally is
already installed on most Linux-like systems.
Version control is essential for projects with multiple people editing the same collection of code.
However, it can also help even a single user more effectively and efficiently manage and document their
own scripts and programs.
Read more about version control and git here (). In particular, you
should read:
What is version control? ()
What is git? ()
All the material under Getting Started (-
repository).
Git from the command line
To begin tracking an existing project, move to the top folder in the project tree and type:
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git init
To create a local copy of an existing repository:
git clone "url for repo"
For example, to clone the “Stats506_F18” repository from gihtub.com:
git clone
When cloning repositories to which you have push access, I suggest you append your username to the
url like below:
git clone
This will ensure you are granted push permissions and prompted for a password. This is not necessary
