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[[Category:rchan]][[Category:ops435OPS435-Python]]
'''Introduction to git and github.com'''
= Lab Objectives =
:*creating a new branch,
:*making changes to files,
:*creating a pull request, and
:*opening and merging a pull request.
:You will then use the git client on a Linux machine to access and download the contents from the repository you created on github. Note: if you don't have your Linux VM ready, you can login to matrix.senecacollege.ca to use the git client.
= Reference=
= Tasks =
== Task 1: Create a Github.com account ==
:* Start your web browser and go to github.com and use your Seneca email to sign up for a new account if you don't already have one.
:* Record your github.com user name on your lab logbook.
:* email your github.com user name to your OPS435 professor from you Seneca email account.
== Task 2: Create a project and make a pull request on GitHub ==
:Follow the Github "Hello World Guid" [https://guides.github.com/activities/hello-world/ here] to perform the following activities:
:* Create a repository
:* Create a branch
:* Make and commit changes
:* Open a pull request, and
:* Merge your pull request
: Please make the following changes when following the guide:
:* name the new repository using your Seneca user name instead of "hello-world".
:* add your full name, and OPS435 section to the README file, do not post any other personal information there.
== Task 3: Clone a Github.com repository into a new directory on a Linux system ==
: You can do the following steps either on matrix.senecacollege.ca or on your CentOS 7 vm:
:* login to matrix.senecacollege.ca or your CentOS 7 vm
:* create a directory named ops435/lab0 under your home directory
:* change your working directory to ~/ops435/lab0
:* run the following git command to clone the repository you created in Task 2 on github.com
<pre>
git clone https://github.com/[your_github_user_name]/[your_seneca_user_name]
</pre>
:for example, if your github user name is "rc2030", and your seneca user name is rchan, the git command to clone the repository you created in Task 2 should be:
<pre>
git clone https://github.com/rc2030/rchan
</pre>
:* change your working directory to your cloned git repository, which should be ~/ops435/lab0/[your_seneca_user_name]
:* run the following two commands and capture their output to a file or to your lab log book:
<pre>
git log
</pre>
<pre>
tree -a
</pre>
=LAB 0 SIGN-OFF (SHOW INSTRUCTOR)=
:Have the following items ready to show your instructor:
:* You lab 0 note on your lab log book showing your github.com user name
:* The output of the command "git log" from Task 3
:* The output of the command "tree -a" from Task 3
:You also need to
:* Put the above information in a plain text file named "lab0_[your_seneca_user_name].txt" and submit it via Blackboard by the lab 0 due date.
= Lab Review =
:# What is a git repository?
:# What kinds of data can be stored in a git repository?
:# What is a git branch?
:# What is the name of the definitive branch in a git repository?
:# What is a "pull request" related to a branch in a git repository?
