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This website is an explanatory text on Git, GitHub and version control using the Brackets text editor.
The site is divided into the following sections:
| Section | Name | Purpose | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | This section, an introduction to the website and what it’s for | |
| 2 | Git, the concept | How the Git and GitHub version control system works and the best practice for using it | |
| 3 | Installing Git and other packages | An explanation of how to get and install Git, the other packages you need and how to set it all up | |
| 4 | GitHub and linking it to a local machine | Setting up a GitHub account and how to use the SSH protocol to link it to a local machine | |
| 5 | Using Git and GitHub from within Brackets | An introduction to using Git and GitHub from within the Brackets text editor environment | |
| 6 | Git and Brackets: A worked example |
A fully worked example demonstrating all the aspects of using Git through Brackets with a local repository | |
| 7 | Regression with Brackets | How to recover information from earlier stages of a project | |
| 8 | Brackets and remote repositories | Using Brackets to control and work with both local and remote repositories | |
| 9 | GitHub | Using GitHub, the online version of Git, to manage remote repositories | |
| 10 | Collaborative working | Working in collaboration with others using GitHub | |
| Appendices | Appendices and references | Defines common terms, references and an explanation of other aspects of Git and GitHub | |
| Table 1.1 Document sections | |||
The sections are designed to be read in order; however if you are familiar with Git and GitHub you can skip directly to section 5 to see how to implement a Git/GitHub interface directly from within Brackets.
Those not familiar with Git and GitHub and how it works should start at section 2. I explain there how the version control system works and the terminology used in Git and GitHub.
sections 3, 4 and 5 explain how to set up Git, GitHub and Brackets respectively. These sections contain very detailed step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures.
sections 6, 7 and 8 contain fully worked examples for developing a small website under Git version control and deploying it on a remote repository with Brackets and GitHub.
sections 9 and 10 give details of using GitHub (the online version of Git) by itself and how to work in collaboration with others.
The appendices contain other useful information:
A best practice for version numbering
A guide to markdown syntax
A guide to GitHub markdown syntax
Git Bash terminal and command line instructions summary
Understanding Git rebase
Handling multiple conflicts in both Brackets and GitHub