Git on Inux: Creating a New Git Repository

Install Git

1. Use the package manager to install git:
   CentOs: yum install git
   Ubuntu: apt-get install git

Initialise a Local Repository

1. Change to your local git repository directory e.g.
   mkdir gitrepo
   cd gitrepo
2. Initialise git:
   git init

Add a Remote Path

You might want to cache your credentials:
git config --global credential.helper "cache --timeout=3600"

1. Ensure you're on master locally:
   git checkout master
2. Add a remote path e.g.:
   git remote add origin [path]
   e.g. https://[somename].visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/_git/[SomeProject]
3. Set the local 'master' to track the remote 'master':
   git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/master master

Set the Default Git User

1. Set your email:
   git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
2. Set your name:
   git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Update your files

1. Pull from remote: git pull
2. Set a global ignore (or it will add system files): echo "*" > .gitignore
3. Add files to the repo: git add .
   You'll need to explicitly add files as we have a global ignore
4. Commit your local changes: git commit -m"Some commit message"
5. Push to remote: git push