Merging

Within these castle walls be forged Mavens of Computer Science ...

— Merlin, The Coder

Research

Introduction to Version Control (Emacs)

Experiment

Note: You will need to work with a partner for this lab. (We'll call the partners, Partner A and Partner B.)

First Steps

Only Partner A should perform the following steps:

Log on to GitHub
Click on New next to "Repositories"
On the next page: Enter "TheStory" as the Repository name Select Private Select Initialize this repository with a README Click on Create repository
At the top of the next page, click on Settings
On the left-hand list, select Collaborators
On the right-hand side: Enter the GitHub user name of Partner B's GitHub account Click the Add collaborator button Enter the GitHub user name of your invigilator Click the Add collaborator button

Only Partner B should perform the following steps:

Partner B will receive a verification email from GitHub. Partner B should open the email. If it doesn't appear to arrive within a minute or two check the SPAM/Junk folder. Partner B should click on the Verify email address link.