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Version Control with Git

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In a solution to a challenge in Episode 3 we say it would be good practice to check the status of the current directory just before issuing ``git init``. But...

As I novice going through this lesson (also my second pull request), it was not clear that the lesson is implying you need to define what you want to ignore...

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I would like to make the following 2 suggestions 1. in episode 10 https://github.com/swcarpentry/git-novice/blob/gh-pages/_episodes/10-open.md it mentioned a little on Git LFS. I think it should also mention that the recommended...

I feel there is an opportunity to improve the [licensing portion](http://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/11-licensing/) in the git lesson by briefly mentioning perhaps in one sentence the value of asserting copyright, and the fact...

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Every time I teach this, participants ask how they can check to see whether origin has been updated before they try to git push so as to know in advance...

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The title of the first lesson is "Automated Version Control", but I found this confusing for the following reasons. The first is that the "Automated" part is not explained anywhere...

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type:clarification

It might be nice to include in the instructor notes the instructions for resetting the instructor's git directory and file structure from the sample dataset between lessons so that the...

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Sometimes when I use `git diff` I receive ~~~ fatal: ambiguous argument 'foo': unknown revision or path not in the working tree. ~~~ as an error message. This kind of...

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I'm reviewing this entire lesson in detail for the first time, and I noticed that [this](https://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/10-open/index.html) is the only episode which allocates time for exercises. Despite this, I see many...

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type:clarification

Please delete the text below before submitting your contribution. --- In lesson 08, when it comes to review the changes made by a Owner broached in the exercises, can be...

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