GIT - Initiate And Upload Your Own Repository

GIT: STEPS TO CREATE, INTIATE AND UPLOAD A REPO

DATE: 02/09/2016 02:48:41

GIT TO USE: /usr/bin/git (version 1.7.10.4) #INSTALL VIA TERMINAL, NOT THRU GITHUB
confirm by running this line in a terminal

	$ which git

	git is /usr/local/bin/git
	git is /usr/bin/git #THIS WORKS PERFECTLY FOR ME, INCLUDING CLONING WITH HTTPS
	git is /opt/lampp/git/bin/git

STEP 1: GOT TO YOUR LOCAL GIT DIRECTORY
	$ gogit
or
	$ cd ~/git-repos

STEP 2: CREATE A NEW DIR OR COPY DIR TO GITHOME
	$ cp ~/Downloads/skype-4.3.0.37 ~/git-repos/skype

STEP 3: CREATE A NEW REPO HERE

	$ echo "# skype" >> README.md
	$ /usr/bin/git init
	$ /usr/bin/git add README.md

STEP 4: CREATE REPO ONLINE
Visit your online GitHub Account eg https://github.com/thioshp/
Create a new repo there (use button titled "Create new repo"

STEP 5: CHECK GIT STATUS
	$ /usr/bin/git status

STEP 6: COMMIT THIS REPO
Use -m to pass a mesage to git ESPECIALLY IF YOU GET "NO EDITOR vi ERROR MESSAGE"
	$ /usr/bin/git commit -m "first commit"

STEP 7: TELL GIT WHERE TO FIND YOUR ONLINE REPO (where your repo will reside)
	$ /usr/bin/git remote add origin https://github.com/thioshp/skype.git

STEP 8: UPLOAD YOUR REPO
	$ /usr/bin/git push -u origin master

#GIT FEEDBACK
	Username for 'https://github.com': ******
	Password for 'https://your-account@github.com':
	Counting objects: 148, done.
	Delta compression using up to 2 threads.
	Compressing objects: 100% (147/147), done.
	Writing objects: 100% (148/148), 19.11 MiB | 60 KiB/s, done.
	Total 148 (delta 27), reused 0 (delta 0)
	To https://github.com/thioshp/skype.git
	 * [new branch]      master -> master
	Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.


MORE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO:
A. Push an existing repository from the command line

	/usr/bin/git remote add origin https://github.com/thioshp/skype.git
	/usr/bin/git push -u origin master

B. Import code from another repository
Do this via a browser logged in to your repository