versioning_data_scripts

Versioning your Data and Scripts

Wednesday August 7, 2019

Authors: Radhika Khetani (rkhetani), Bob Freeman (devbioinfoguy), Meeta Mistry (mistrm82), Kathleen Keating (kthlnktng)

Overview:

Tired of wading through files/folders titled ‘paper_v1’, ‘paper_v2’, ‘paper_v3_beforeAdvisor’… ? This hands-on workshop will introduce the concepts of using a version control system to manage changes and the history of your data files (text, web, scripts, etc.).

Pre-lesson Preparation:

1. Please Download and install GitKraken.
2. Create an account for yourself on GitHub. Please be sure to select the free/academic account, as this option has more long-term flexibility.
3. Download the workshop example files

Lessons:

1. Introduction to Version Control
2. Getting Started with Git using GitKraken
3. Remote repositories, managing conflicts
4. Working with Commits* (WIP! This uses old narrative and commit timeline)
5. Branching*

*Intermediate lessons

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• Materials used in these lessons are derived from Daniel van Strien’s “An Introduction to Version Control Using GitHub Desktop,”, Programming Historian, (17 June 2016). The Programming Historian ISSN 2397-2068, is released under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0).*

• Materials are also derived from Software Carpentry instructional material. These materials are also licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0).*

NOTE: These materials and the files within are governed by the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0).