git-on-windows-lab-computers.md

+# Setup
+
+1. Open Git Bash. (Type "bash" in start menu)
+2. run `ssh-keygen`
+  - accept the defaults by pressing enter three times
+3. Go to the repository for your class
+4. Follow the git global setup instructions. Examples are below. Replace John Doe with your own name.
+  - **Important Note:** *You will need to do this for every computer you have not done this for*
+  - `git config --global user.name "John Doe"`
+  - `git config --global user.email "john.doe@students.pcci.edu"`
+  - additionally: `git config --global core.editor notepad` to use notepad for your commit message editor
+5. make a `stuff` directory by running `mkdir stuff`
+5. Go into this folder by doing `cd stuff`
+6. Clone your repository for your class `git clone git@gitlab.studentnet.int:000000/cs101-1.git`
+7. Change directory into this folder `cd cs101-1`
+8. You can now put files here and push them to your repository using the normal git method.
+9. Finally, run `cd ../..` (going back to your home directory) and run `explorer ~/.ssh`
+10. Copy the two id_rsa files to `\\labfiles\homes\<username>\.ssh` (replacing <username> with your ID number)
+  - Close this window when you are done and go back to the bash prompt
+
+# Basic Git commands
+
+## Syntax Key
+
+Note: This is not a git command.
+
+`<argument>` - On its own means that it is required
+
+`[<argument>]` - means that it is optional (or at least sort-of optional)
+
+## help
+
+Syntax: `git help [<command>]`
+
+This command will show you the documentation on how to use each command. Sometimes it shows too much information, which is why you have the information below.
+
+## clone
+
+Syntax: `git clone <url> [<folder>]`
+
+Clone is for making a local repository of the file. If you specify a folder, it will make a new folder with that name instead of doing the default behavior of using the repository's name. This is usually only ran once per computer.
+
+## pull
+
+Syntax: `git pull [<remote repository> [<branch>]]`
+Normal **First-time** Use: `git pull -u origin master`
+Normal Use after using above command: `git pull`
+
+This pulls from the specified repository and branch. If you have set your upstream by using `-u`, you don't have to specify the remote and branch if that is where you want to pull from. You only need to do `-u` once per repository clone.
+
+## add
+
+Syntax: `git add <list of files separated by space>`
+Normal Use: `git add .` - this adds everything including all changes, deletions, and new files.
+
+This command adds the files to a 
+
+## commit
+
+Syntax: `git commit [other arguments]`
+
+When you only have a one-liner commit message, you can use `-m "message"`.
+
+If you want to commit all _changed_ files, you can put `-a` on the end of the command line.
+
+## push
+
+Syntax: `git push <remote> <branch>`
+Normal Use: `git push origin master`
+
+This pushes all the commits to the remote branch. If your remote repository has changed, you will need to run `git pull` first.