Introduction to Shell + Git + GitLab for KIT

1 Apr 2022, 09:00 → 4 Apr 2022, 17:00 Europe/Berlin

Online (Video Conference: https://gather.town/app/6MD2QpxwnwQairtX/Workshop)

Fredo Erxleben (Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf), HIFIS Noreply Bot (Functional Account)

General Information

Language	English
Cost	Free of charge
Level	Beginner
Registration Period	2022-03-23 to 2022-03-27

 

 

 

 

Registration

To register, please log in via Helmholtz AAI. (More info on AAI and step-by-step instructions).

Once you have registered, you should receive a confirmation e-mail.

If you receive no such e-mail (and it is not in the spam folder) please contact the organizer.

Workshop Content

This workshop is conceptualized as a two-day event that covers the basic tools required for a research software workflow:

• Day 1:
  • Working with a command-line interface (Shell) as a foundation for the following tools
  • Employing Git as version control system (VCS) for managing changes while working with files
• Day 2:
  • Introduction to project management with the GitLab web-platform

Preparations

Participants are asked to make sure they have the necessary rights to install software on their computers.

Installing the Required Tools

For this workshop two tools are required:

• A Unix-compatible command-line interface (Shell for short)
• The git tool

You can find detailed installation instructions for each of these tools here.

Setting up a SSH-Key pair

These are required to interact with GitLab from your local machine. You can refer to the GitLab documentation for instructions. Due to different center policies, we strongly recommend to ask your local IT support for help if you are unsure.

You do not need to add the keys to GitLab, we will do this during the workshop.

Friday 1 April

1 Welcome

Shell: Introduction to the command line

Learn how to use the command line

10:30 Breakfast

Git: Introduction to Git

Learn the basics of version control

2 Introduction to version control

12:30 Lunch

3 Navigating the version history

15:00 Coffee Break

4 Branching and Merging

5 Closing

Monday 4 April

6 Welcome

GitLab: Introduction to GitLab

Learn how to use GitLab for project management

7 Installing the SSH-Key

8 Groups and User Management

10:30 Breakfast

9 Setting up Projects

10 Connecting Git and GitLab

11 Introducing the GitLab Workflow

12:30 Lunch

12 Milestones, Issues, Labels and Boards

15:00 Coffee Break

13 Merge Requests and Reviews

14 A short intro to automation via CI

15 Closing