@MMarahatta

manishmarahatta.com.np

me@manishmarahatta.com.np

"programmer, emacs aficionado, linux addict, activist"

GIT/GITHUB

...STUPID content tracker

Download and Install GIT

http://git-scm.com/downloads

sudo apt-get install git-all
sudo yum install git-all
sudo pacman -S git-all
emerge --ask --verbose dev-vcs/git

Introduce yourself to GIT

git config --global user.name "Mohit Void"
git config --global user.email null@void.com

Initialization

-Open a Terminal/Prompt

-Make a new folder inside the Users dir (mkdir test)

-cd into the folder(cd test)

Initialization(contd..)

• Type "git init" in the terminal/prompt

-This creates a hidden repository(folder) named .git

• Create a new (.txt) file and input some text
• Type "git add ."

-The period means "this directory"

-This adds all files/folders to the repository

• Type git commit –m "VOID commit"

-Comment the task you completed

Clone a repository from elsewhere

• Type "git clone URL" or "git clone URL mypath"

-This make an exact copy of the repository

• eg: git clone git://github.com/voidestperson/file.git

The repository

• The directory contains everything about your project

• Any new changes "COMMIT it"

init and the .git repository

• When "git init" was executed, you created a repository
• Subdirectory named .git contains every files to make a normal folder into a repository
• The dot indicates a “hidden” directory
• You don't want to mess with that directory

Making commits

• Until you commit the changes, the changes are not saved
• Committing makes a “snapshot” of everything being tracked into your repository

-git commit –m “bug fixed”/ git commit

• Commit must contain summary of latest development

Working with others

• Type "git pull remote_repository"

-Get updates from a remote repository and merge them into your own repository

• Type "git status"

-Track your changes(use it often)

• Remember to add new files using "git add ."
• Type "git commit –m “What did you contribute?”
• git push -u origin master

Working with others(GUI)

TASK

-Create a text file and contribute your 'name', 'phone no', 'semester' and 'email' into my repository

Questions???

Thank You

CHEERS