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Hacktoberfest 2019:

Git, GitHub, and WordPress

By: Chandler Weiner

Link to slides: ChandlerWeiner.com

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Whois - Chandler Weiner

Owner - ObsessiveWP.com
Blogger - ChandlerWeiner.com
Traveler - InfrequentFlyer.blog (WIP 👍)
Swag collector - HacktoberfestSwagList.com
Tweeter - @C_Dubbs
GitHub 1337 Haxor - @crweiner

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This talk will cover the following topics:

Git�Learn the basics of Git and why you need version control.
GitHub�A place to collaborate and store your code for free
WordPress�How does Git and GitHub fit into your WordPress world?
Hacktoberfest!

What To Cover

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How many of you know what Git is?

How many of you use Git on a regular basis?

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Let’s Git Down To Business

Version control tracker
Allows you to have iterative “backups” of your code
Fosters collaboration

Git Logo by Jason Long is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

https://git-scm.com/downloads/logos

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Let’s Git Down To Business

Files are worked on locally
You mark which changes you wish to keep and which to ignore
You do a commit those changes you made to the repo and it stores it forever

Source: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-What-is-Git%3F

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Let’s Git Down To Business

Git is a command-line tool and many people stick to the CLI. However, there are also visual ways to use Git:

Sourcetree
GitHub Desktop
GitKraken
Plugins for IDEs like VisualStudio Code and Atom

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Let’s Git Down To Business

Popular places to host your Git repository (repo) include:

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket

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Setting Up Git

From: git-scm.com/downloads

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Setting Up Git

Atom

atom.io

GitHub Desktop

desktop.github.com

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So What is GitHub?

“GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It lets you and others work together on projects from anywhere.”

Source: https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/

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So What is GitHub?

Get to know the lingo:

Repository (repo) - Your public or private bucket of code.
Branch - A splitting of your “main” code; used to work on a feature.
Fork - A copy of another repo.
Pull Request (PR) - A way to merge changes from other branches (yours or a fork).
Merge - Combine code from a PR to one of your branches.

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Git from the command line

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Time to break out the Git Cheat Sheet

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Basic Git Commands

git config --global user.name "[name]"

Sets the name attached to your commits.

git config --global user.email "[email address]"

Sets the email attached to your commits.

git init [name of project]

Initializes a brand new Git repository locally and begins tracking the directory you are in.
Creates a hidden subfolder within the existing directory that houses the internal data structure required for version control.

Source: https://guides.github.com/introduction/git-handbook/

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Basic Git Commands

git remote add origin [URL.git]

Sets the location (on GitHub) for where your repo is

git add .

Stage all of the changes in your local environment

git rm [file]

Remove files from the local environment and git tracking

git checkout -b [branch-name]

Create a new branch and change to it

git commit -m "[descriptive message]"

Commit (save) your staged changes

Source: https://guides.github.com/introduction/git-handbook/

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Basic Git Commands

git push

Upload your local code to GitHub

git pull

Download changes from GitHub and merge locally

git merge [branch name]

Merge the named branch into your current branch

Source: https://guides.github.com/introduction/git-handbook/

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Git from a GUI

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GitHub Desktop from https://desktop.github.com

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GitHub For Atom, from https://github.atom.io/

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GitHub Workflow

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Create A Branch