Setup:

Setting up a new course repo in this format

So you want to set up a new course repo in this format. There are six cases, as shown in the table below:

	Course-level-repo e.g. ucsb-cs24.github.io	Instance repo e.g. ucsb-cs24.github.io/w19/
Starting from scratch	instructions	instructions
Starting from pre-W19 repo	instructions	instructions
Starting from a previous post W19 repo	instructions	instructions

The row in the table is determined by whether you are starting from scratch, or copying materials from a repo that already exists:

• If you are just getting started with this format, the “Starting from scratch” option is the only row you need to consult.
• If you are offering a course that has used this format before, and you are copying a repo from another instructor, then the next question is whether that repo uses the new w19 and later format, or the old legacy format.
  • If the _config.yml file of the repo has jekyll-remote-theme in it, then it’s the new format.
  • Otherwise, it’s the old pre-w19 format.

The column is determined by what kind of repo you are setting up:

• If you are setting up a site for a course that has never used this format before, you’ll actually follow the instructions in BOTH columns.
• If you are setting up a repo that serves as the base of the website, and holds material that is global across all offerings of the course, you want the first column.
• If you are setting up a repo for a particular instructor’s offering of a course in a particular term, (e.g. S19 or S19-mirza), you want the second column.