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Pulliam Lab @ UF - Lab Handbook |
Creating a branch |
(1) CLONE the repository to your desktop
This can be done from the repository's webpage (URL above):
- Click "Clone in Desktop" on the lower right-hand side of the page and follow the instructions
This can be done from within the GitHub GUI:
- Go to the main list of repositories
- On the left-hand side, you should see a place that says PulliamLab-UFL; click on this to see a list of lab repositories you have access to
- Scroll to PulliamLab-UFL/summer2014
- Click 'clone to computer'
- Select a location for the repository within your file system
- Click 'clone'
(2) create a BRANCH with your name as the name of the branch
This can be done from within the GitHub GUI:
- Double click on the repository you've just added
- Click on 'branches' in the sidebar
- Click on the + to create a new branch
- Enter your name as the branch name
- Click 'publish' next to your new branch (this adds the branch to the repository on github, which will allow the rest of us to see your synced commits)
(3) switch to your new branch to create your code, write notes to yourself, etc
This can be done from within the GitHub GUI:
- If you don't see a checkmark next to your new branch, click on the down arrow to bring up menu options, then click on 'switch to this branch'
- All of the work you do (on this) from here on out should be on this branch
(4) edit, commit, and sync as you normally would
(5) if you have questions/comments as you go, use the GitHub issues tracker via the online interface to communicate with other lab members