git_module1.txt

Configuring author and email

# home directory
$ pwd                                                            
$ mkdir git-fast            
$ cd git-fast
$ pwd    
$ git config --global --list     
$ git config --global user.name "Bibhash Roy"
$ git config --global --list
$ git config --global user.email "bibhash@whitepeaksoft.com"
$ git config --global --list

# vi is the editor, ~ is the home directory
$ vi ~/.gitconfig                                                
$ cat .gitconfig
Initializing an empty repository

$ pwd
$ mkdir myRepoFromScratch
$ cd myRepoFromScratch
$ pwd         
   
# notice the creation of .git directory                        
$ git init   
                       
# "ls -al" command lists all objects, including hidden                                             
$ ls -al  
      
# without using any editor                                                                 
$ echo "this is my first file in empty repository" >> firstFileUsingEcho.txt     
$ ls
$ cat firstFileUsingEcho.txt

# create the file and enter some contents
$ vi  secondFileUsingVI.txt                                        
$ ls
$ cat secondFileUsingVI.txt
Existing unversioned project to a repository

$ pwd

# copy the downloaded file
$ cp /f/Bibhash/Downloads/initializr-verekia-4.0.zip .

# unzipping will create a folder called "initilizr"     
$ unzip initializr-verekia-4.0.zip                                        
$ ls -al

# remove copied file
$ rm initializr-verekia-4.0.zip  

# rename directory                                          
$ mv initializr/ myRepoFromExistingSource    
              
# now we need to add source control to the unversioned repo "myRepoFromExistingSource"
$ cd myRepoFromExistingSource  
         
# Initialized existing source                        
$ git init            

# .git folder can be seen with ls -al                                                               
$ ls -al          
Command Summary - configuration & repository creation

# Typically, you’ll want to use the --global flag to set configuration options for the current user.
# Define the author's name to be used for all commits by the current user.
$ git config --global user.name <name>    

# Define the author's email to be used for all commits by the current user.
$ git config --global user.email <email>   

# For listing all the global configuration at the user level
$ git config --global --list          
   
# Transforms the current directory into a Git repository; the command is the same for creating repo from ..contd..
# scratch or convert an existing unversioned codebase to a git repository             
$ git init                                                    
Command Summary - Accessing Git Help system

# general help
$ git help

# lists sub-commands
$ git help -a

# lists concept guides
$ git help -g

# read about a specific sub-command
$ git help <command>

# read about a specific concept
$ git help <concept>