This repository contains an introductory tutorial for the version control system Git and its companion web service GitHub.
The target audience are absolute beginners that want to get started with version control to serve basic scientific purposes.
git-tutorial/
├── files/ # supplementary files for the tutorial (e.g., images and videos)
├── LICENSE # a copy of the license that applies to this repository
├── README.md # the file you are reading, the information you need
├── file.txt # a dummy file used in the tutorial
└── tutorial.md # the actual tutorialThe tutorial consists of a single Markdown file, which is tutorial.md. The text in that file is enriched with images and video stored in files/.
To follow along the tutorial and start doing version control, users will need a Git installation and a GitHub account.
The instructions to install Git are available on the official website at this link. A GitHub account can be created from the GitHub homepage.
For questions or improvement suggestions, you can contact Matteo De Matola (UniTN | GitHub).
You can also open a pull request to submit improvement suggestions directly.