gistfile1.txt

            WORKSHOP 1
            ==========

            Welcome! 
            
            Step 1: Download Git
                  : http://git-scm.com/downloads

            Step 2: Setup Git
                   : git config --global user.name "Firstname Lastname"
                   : git config --global user.email "your_email@youremail.com"

            Step 2: Checkout my repository
                  : git checkout https://github.com/chrisfosterelli/gittalkdemo1.git

            Step 3: Create a new branch
                  : git branch YOUR_BRANCH_NAME

            Step 4: Go to it
                  : git checkout YOUR_BRANCH_NAME

            Step 4: Change something

            Step 5: Stage and commit your changes
                  : git add .
                  : git commit

            Step 6: Go back to the main branch
                  : git checkout master

            Step 7: Merge in your new branch
                  : git merge YOUR_BRANCH_NAME

            Step 8: Tada! Call me over and I'll show you the git log :)

            Bonus points:
               You'll have to figure the commands for this one out on your own 
               with Google. Git is a version control system, so you have the ability
               to look at older versions of files. In the very first commit to 
               the repository you're reading, there was a file called "password.txt".
               It was deleted later on, so it's no longer in the "current" version.

               What is the password in that file? Let me know if you get it!

            Double bonus points:
               With Git, you can rewrite the history. This is almost always a VERY bad 
               idea to do, because it causes all sorts of problems everywhere.
               Let's do it though! Rewrite the Git history of this repository and
               show me that you changed the commit messages.

Step 2

Should be git clone https://gith...
Also I would recommend instructing to cd gittalkdemo1 before creating the new branch.

Extra Thoughts

I would also recommend teaching git status and git add <filename> or git add -p rather than adding all changes at once.