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creators_name: Van Strien, D
title: An Introduction to Version Control Using GitHub Desktop
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note: The Programming Historian ISSN 2397-2068, is released under the CC-BY 2.0 license.
abstract: In this lesson you will be introduced to the basics of version control, understand why it is useful and implement basic version control for a plain text document using GitHub Desktop. By the end of this lesson you should understand:

what version control is and why it can be useful
the differences between Git and GitHub
how to implement version control using ‘GitHub Desktop,’ a Graphical User Interface for GitHub
be aware of other resources that will help you implement version control in your academic writing
date: 2016-06-17
date_type: published
official_url: http://programminghistorian.org/lessons/getting-started-with-github-desktop
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
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article_type_text: Article
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lyricists_name: Van Strien, Daniel
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actors_name: Dewerpe, Marie
actors_id: MDDEW97
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: The Programming Historian
issn: 2397-2068
citation:        Van Strien, D;      (2016)    An Introduction to Version Control Using GitHub Desktop.                   The Programming Historian              Green open access   
 
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