Teach Yourself git:
For those new to git, there is a wealth of information on the web.
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- Official Git Documentation - the manual and cheat sheets
- Collection of Tutorials- from the official site.
- Git for computer scientists - graphical intro to the Git data model
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Hands-on Tutorials:
These are being organized on a volunteer basis by individuals at the labs.
LANL - Doug Jacobsen (Unlicensed) date date/time/place
LBNL - Jeffrey Johnson (Unlicensed) date/time/place
The SE-team highly recommend using the hands-on material prepared by the Software Carpentry organization.