1. git primer
Landon Cox
January 19, 2017

2. What is git?
“Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. “
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3. Why use version control?
Allows concurrent development
Provides code backup and archiving
Keeps track of project history

4. Why use git for version control?
Git is the industry standard
Most companies use git (or something very similar)
Well supported by nearly all IDEs
Git is designed for concurrent development
Team members can work on features independently
Relies on the notion of a “branch” (snapshot + deltas)
Isolate changes to a branch, integrate with rest of code when ready
Git enables code review
Can ask team members to review changes
Iterate on branch with feedback before merging with main code line

5. git basics Common commands There are many, many others
git clone (create local copy)
git add (identify files to monitor for changes)
git commit (group changes into a delta)
git push (send delta to server)
git pull (retrieve changes from server)
There are many, many others

6. git in compsci290.3 Use gitlab.oit.duke.edu Other functionality
Your account id must be your NetID
You will need to upload a public ssh key
We will pull from gitlab.oit.duke.edu for grading
Other functionality
Code review (i.e., merge requests)
Access control (teammates, profs, TA)

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A quick walkthrough
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