What is git
Git is a tool for version tracking that has become increasingly popular among coders for facilitating not only version tracking, but also collaboration and code distribution.
You do not need to have git installed on your own computer, but you may want to. It is freely available from: https://git-scm.com/.
What is github.com
github.com is a service that allows you to host git repositories (sets of files being tracked by git) on a publicly accessible website, further promoting collaboration, sharing, and code distribution. Many applications, data, and more are distributed via github.com and we will use github.com to explore using git for version control and collaboration. Indeed, the page you are reading now is part of a git repository hosted at github.com!
Register for your github.com account
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Go to github.com and sign-up for an account–please use your @ufl.edu email address when signing up. This will allow you to get an academic account.
Note: github.com frequently updates their pricing model. The free account currently has all the features you will need, so it is not as important as it used to be to register with a @ufl.edu email.
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On the second page, select a free account.
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An email should now have been sent to you. Verify your email address by clicking the link in the email.
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This is optional: To add the educational upgrade to a pro account, you can go to https://education.github.com and follow the steps to request an educational discount.
The assignment
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For this assignment, we will use github classroom. Click on this link to access the assignment: https://classroom.github.com/a/rUK_eJ67 (This link is for the Fall 2022 semester of the course at UF)
- Authorize GitHub Classroom to access your account.
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You will be prompted to pair your github account with the classroom roster by selecting your last name from the list. If your name isn’t in the list, click the Skip button and we’ll sort it out later…
- Click the “Accept this assignment” button (note that the assignment is called “GitHub-Account” this year vs the screenshot that says “register” in green).
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Github will setup your assignment, which may take a few minutes.
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You should get a screen that says “You are ready to go!”
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There is a link on that page to your assignment, click that and follow the directions to edit the README.md file and add your name.
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You will click the icon and find the text that says:
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Add your name and scroll down to click the Commit changes button.
Submitting the assignment
- This is listed in Canvas at the GitHub Account Assignment.
- This assignment will count as 5 points of your participation grade.
- Paste the URL of your repository or just type a note that you have done the assignment, adding your github username.
- Submit the assignment and I’ll grade it.