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Directions

Step 1: Install Git as a Local Program

• Download the latest Git from https://git-scm.com/downloads.
• Find the file on your computer and install it.

Step 2: Set up a GitHub account

• Go to https://github.com/join.
• Create a Github account

Step 3: Install and set up Webstorm

• Download Webstorm from https://www.jetbrains.com/student/
• In Webstorm, check and install updates by choosing:Help -> Check for Updates
• Display the Webstorm settings, press (Ctrl+Alt+S)Choose Version Control -> Git. from the left side.
• Click test to make sure Git is connected to GitHub
• Click ok to exit
• Press Create new Project ont the main page of Webstorm
• Choose a location and give the project a name.
• Click Create.
• Create a new file. For example, make a index.html file
• Make some changes
• Click Version Control System (VCS) -> Import into Version Control -> Create Git Repository
• Click Ok, then Commit the changes to GIT: Version Control System ->Git -> Commit File
• Click Commit, you might have to enter your username and password as this is your first commit
• Add the project to GITHUB , Click Version Control System -> Import into Version Control -> Share Project on Github
• Now your project is on web

Definitions

GIT - It is used by collaborators to for tracking changes to source code.

GITHUB - is a US-based global company that provides hosting for software development version control using Git

Repository - A location where data is being stored

Clone - git clone makes a copy of an existing repository on the desired device you want to

Commit - Git commit are changes to an individual file or multiple files. It allows you to know what changes were made.

Push - Git push, is used to push your local repository to the web.

Pull - Git pull allows you to get the code that was changed by one of your collaborators on your repository from the web

Branch - A branch allows for multiple manipulation of code from an original location (branch), so that modifications can occur in parallel branches.

Merge - It allows you to combine code from different branches in git

Merge Conflict - It is when git is unable to automatically resolve differences in code between two commits.

Fetch - git fetch gets the latest updates from origin but doesn't update your local working copy with the changes.

Remote - it is a place in your repository where you push your code to, and "origin" is usually the first remote, but you can have more than on remote in your repository

References

"Creating a Git and Github repository" By Dr Art Hendela to make my instructions