##Digital Humanities Lab, 2.18.2014 #Git Basics
Git: a model of versioning syncronization
GitHub: a centralized server running Git. Also has a wiki feature and a bug tracker
##The General Workflow
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| git init | initiate a repository |
| git add | adds to staging area |
| git commit | commit to ledger of changes |
|
git push | synchronize to the cloud | git clone | clones repository into new directory git pull | gets the timeline from the cloud
##Some Terminology "He advanced the head": changed the file, staged it, committed it, and pushed it to common ledger
##Initializing and connecting to GitHub
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/[]
git push -u origin master