GitHub Presentation

Presentation on the utility of git/GitHub for making scientific research findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.

Also includes a tutorial to the most essential features of git/GitHub.

1. Brian Schilder Bioinformatician II Raj Lab, Department of Neuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Intro to GitHub

2. What is GitHub? Git is a version-control management and collaboration software (since 2005) OS X has git pre-installed Otherwise, install here GitHub (since 2008) is an online application that provides: A visual interface for git Free cloud storage for all your projects’ code/files https:// code.snipcademy.com /tutorials/ git /introduction/how-version-control-works How does Git (Hub) work?

3. Why is GitHub useful? Happy scientists!

4. GitHub Tutorial Setting up repositories Stage, Commit, Push Other commands

5. Setting Up Repositories Raj Lab Organization Account --- https :// github.com/RajLabMSSM

6. Setting Up Repositories Voila, you’ve created a new repo!

7. Setting Up Repositories Copy the repo to your local computer Open Terminal cd Desktop git clone <repo’s https URL> Enter GitHub username and password (only have to do this once)

8. Create/move in new files cd <repo name> nano . gitignore . DS_Store <any files larger than 100Mb> <files with sensitive info/passwords> To exit and save file in nano : Ctrl + X Y Enter

9. Edit, stage/add, commit, push, repeat!

10. git status Check which files are currently set up to be added/updated

11. Other important commands

12. GitHub Pages Host static websites for free on GitHub! Create new repo for website Add, commit, and push your code/files Click the Settings tab in the repo Go to GitHub Pages section S ource => select master branch (assuming the .html files are in the root dir ) Wait a bit … and you’ll have a new website! https://bschilder.github.io/BMSchilder_Website /

13. Resources Raj Lab GitHub Simple explanation of GitHub Reasons to use GitHub Official GitHub g uides