Version Control

Version control in research data management

Version control is an important practice in managing your files and keeping everything tidy. We might think of version control as something reserved for people who write “real” software but that is far from its only application.

Certain applications you might use as part of your research already have version control built-in. some of these are, Overleaf for rendering L^AT_EX, and Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint, when combined with OneDrive.

By adopting version control as a practice we can produce tidier documents and code, without lines and lines of commented out code taking up space.

What you can find here

In this section, under Version Control in the sidebar, you will find articles and guides outlining how you can implement version control as a practice in your research.

In the table of contents you can find all articles currently live in this section, you can also find an explanation of existing and future articles in the table below.

Article	Description
Git Bash on Windows for workshop attendees	How to install Git Bash on Windows for people following our Workshops
Writing collaboratively using GitHub	Under construction
Complete Guide to Git and GitHub	Under construction

Table of Contents

• Git Bash for Workshops