Git resources for learning

Learn Git

Learn git concepts, not commands: Very nice blogpost. Explains the concepts of git really well, also more advanced ones like rebase or cherry-pick.
- Is related to this Git training for learning the Git concepts in the command line.
How to write good commit messages: Explains why good commit messages are important and gives 7 rules for writing them.
Git book: Explains git concepts from the very beginning.

Git cheat sheet: Always handy if you don’t remember the basic commands for the terminal.

There is a whole book on using Git with R that explains the setup in detail but also goes into more advanced topics.
Follow this step by step guide to set up Git and a GitHub connection in R and R Studio

There are detailed step by step guides on how to set up GitHub Desktop and how to work with in the GitHub Desktop Documentation

The VS Code documentation has a nice section on version control with Git in VS Code.
For uses specifically with GitHub, also have a look at the GitHub in VS Code documentation.

Connect GitHub Desktop with a Gitlab repository: This is interesting if you want to use GitHub Desktop but your repository is on GitLab (e.g. because your institution has it’s own GitLab server).
Connecting the repo with Zenodo to get a DOI: Important if you want to make your code citable, especially if it’s connected to a publication.
A markdown cheat sheet for your README files: READMES are essential for good repositories. Check out the markdown cheat sheet for formatting options.