A menu appears, which should say ‘Clone with HTTPS’ if it instead says ‘Clone with SSH’, click on ‘Use HTTPS’ģ.

Click the green ‘Clone or download’ button.

Go to the repo homepage at /eacheson/rr-eclipse-git (notice the URL pattern for the repo homepage: /username/repo-name, where username is the repo creator’s username).

We will use the existing tutorial repo for this step, but you could also use your own repo if you created on in Step 1 above. There are a few options here (clone or download? HTTPS or SSH? etc.) but to keep things simple, we will use Clone with HTTPS. to get a ‘local’ copy, you have to “Clone or download” it. Clone the repo: To get the contents of a remote repository onto your own computer, i.e. You’ve just created a repo which is ‘hosted’ by GitHub - it’s still only online for now.Ģ. Applying for a free student account is highly recommended! (It will probably take several days before you get your application approved.)Ĭlick the green ‘Create repository’ button to create your repository. Note: Public repos are always free, and private repos are free when you get a free student account, and otherwise you currently have to pay $7/month to get unlimited private repos. Check the option to initialize this repository with a README, and optionally choose a license for your project. Give your new repository a short and memorable name, ideally using lowercase letters only and dashes to separate words, e.g. Login to your GitHub account and create a new GitHub repository at this link. The rest of the tutorial will use an existing repo we created for this tutorial.Ĭreating your own GitHub repo is simply a matter of filling out one screen. (Optional) Create a new (public or private) repo on github: This step is optional but a good idea if you are currently working on a project you want to version control. We will focus on a very common workflow (and increasingly common as GitHub becomes more ubiquitous): first creating a “remote” repository on GitHub, then importing this repository or “repo” into Eclipse.ġ. There are a few ways you can create a version controlled project to use with Eclipse. Part 2: Create a project with GitHub and Eclipse

Enter user.name as the Key, and your GitHub username as the Value, then add another entry with user.email as the Key and your corresponding email as the Value.

Type “git” in the search bar, then choose that path ‘Team > Git > Configuration’.Click on the ‘Window’ menu bar option, then choose ‘Preferences’.If you are new to Git follow the 15 min TryGit Tutorial to get a quick introduction to Git.Ĭonfigure EGit: to use your GitHub username and password. GitHub account: On GitHub create yourself a free GitHub account.Since version control is becoming less and less optional, EGit now comes pre-installed with Eclipse downloads! In case you do have an older version of Eclipse, install EGit as described in Installing EGit in Eclipse. EGit: EGit is a plugin for Eclipse which allows you to interface with Git.The recommended version tested with this tutorial is Eclipse Mars 4.2, Eclipse IDE for Java Developer. Eclipse ( Download Eclipse): Download and install Eclipse (if not already installed).Additionally you will also need a GitHub account. To get started you need the following software installed on your computer: Eclipse, and EGit. Commit changes to a file in the GitHub project from Eclipse.Clone/fork an existing project from GitHub and import it into Eclipse.Set up and install Eclipse with EGit, and get a GitHub account.(The tutorial was originally created on GitHub and hosted here.) Eclipse is heavily used to program in Java, as well as in other languages like C++, and even Python (via PyDev). This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to use Git with the Eclipse IDE.

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