git

Install

plain user:

in terminal execute:

cd basedirectory

git clone https://github.com/ChristophKirst/StemCellTracker

developer / programmer:

create account at http://github.com
got to https://github.com/ChristophKirst/StemCellTracker and press fork button
in terminal execute:

cd basedirectory

git clone https://github.com/username/StemCellTracker.git
configure remotes (named upstream)

cd StemCellTracker

git remote add upstream https://github.com/ChristophKirst/StemCellTracker

git fetch upstream

Backup

to backup your version in case you followed the developer / proogrammer route:

in termianl in the StemCellTracker directory execute:

git add -A

git commit -m 'some description of what you did'

git push

Update

plain user:

in terminal in the StemCellTracker directory execute

git pull

programmer:

in case you want to update your code from the upstream repository

in terminal execute:

git fetch upstream

git merge upstream/master
if mergin fails, some files will be highlighted with <<<<<< >>>>>> entries, fix this manually
if you dont care about your own changes and simply want the plain new version:

git reset --hard upstream/master
to force it to your fork on github use

git push origin/master --force

Submitting

in case you have something to contribute to the code:

follow the steps in the Backup section first
got to http://github.com and click pull request

Refs

stem cell tracker home:

https://github.com/ChristophKirst/StemCellTracker

A good source to get questions answered:

git home:

http://git-scm.com