Tutorial 1

Computer Setup Help, Bash, and Git

Create a repository

  • Create a new repository on GitHub (e.g., YYYY-MM-DD-git). You can create it with an existing README.md file (or create a new one later)
Tip

Creating a repository with a date is a quick way to make a unique name where you can practice and redo a tutorial again in the future.

  • Clone down the repository to your local computer

Make Changes to a file

  • Create a README.md file if you don’t have one already
  • Edit the README.md file by adding a line about your favorite food
  • Add / commit / push your changes up to github

Update changes from remote

  • Now edit the README.md file on the remote github repository
  • Add a new line by naming your favorite color
  • Commit the changes on github.com
  • Confirm your changes in github.com are made in the web interface
  • pull down your changes to your local computer