Just\u00a0yesterday I was trying to setup my first github repository, but it wasn’t that easy I thought it would be. YES I know, github has a support page, but \u00a0it didn’t seemed to work for me.<\/p>
So here, I’ll give you a little introduction on the initial setup of git on your local machine and setting up of your cloud repository on github. This tutorial is for debian\/ubuntu users.<\/p>
GIT<\/span> GITHUB SETTING UP OF GIT REPOSITORY ON LOCA<\/strong>L<\/strong><\/span> MACHINE<\/span> First we’ll setup git on the local machine and create a local repository. This will install git on your machine. Now you we\u2019ll start by doing a bit of configuration. Every commit you make will have your name and email address to identify the \u2018owner\u2019 of the commit, so you should start by giving it those values. To do so, run these commands:<\/p>\n So Git knows who you are now. Let’s work upon the local repository we were talking about,\u00a0\u00a0just imagine you are\u00a0creating a simple PHP web app. (Of course, the bigger the project, the brighter Git shines, but we\u2019re just learning the tools, right?)\u00a0We’ve\u00a0got an empty directory called \u2018project\u2019. Add all your project files in the new created empty directory. This is the base directory for your repository. To get started with your very own repository, first change your current working directory to the base repository directory and initialize git. Type:<\/p>\n Let me explain each command I typed:<\/p>\n You can checkout all the available commands\/features on git here:\u00a0http:\/\/git-scm.com\/book\/commands<\/a><\/p> you can similarly setup more repositories on your local machine. \ud83d\ude42<\/p> SETTING UP GITHUB REPOSITORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p> Git is a great way to share code with others and work on projects together. There are a number of Git repository hosting sites. We\u2019ll just look at one. When you’re done with it, create a cloud repository. Instructions are given here:\u00a0https:\/\/help.github.com\/articles\/creating-a-new-repository<\/a><\/p> So when your’re done with all this, you can go further and start committing your code on the cloud. For committing your code online, you will need a SSH public key,\u00a0so let\u2019s create that right now! Open your terminal and type:<\/p>\n This creates a SSH public key to be used in connecting to GitHub.\u00a0The t option assigns a type, and the C option adds a comment, traditionally your email address. You\u2019ll then be asked where to save the key; just hitting enter will do (that saves the file to the default location). Then, just hit enter again twice when it asks you for a pass-phrase (pass-phrase is just a headache. If you type one, you will have to type one everytime you connect to github).<\/p> The key is stored in the default directory which is ~\/.ssh\/ This copies the content of your public key to your clipboard. If you directly copy it using a text editor, remember\u00a0not to add any newlines or white-space. You should be able to connect to the github server. If not, and getting an agent forwarding error\u00a0<\/strong>you may have to unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK. You can read more about ssh and public keys and agent forwarding here: To unset the environment variable:<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Git is an extremely fast, efficient, distributed version control system ideal for the collaborative development of software.<\/p>
\n<\/strong><\/span>GitHub is the best way to collaborate with others. Fork, send pull requests and manage all your\u00a0public\u00a0and private\u00a0git repositories. In simple terms, it is a cloud storage for all your repositories, be it local or distributed.
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\nNOTE:<\/span> GIT CAN BE USED WITH\/WITHOUT GITHUB. GIT is a subversion control system which can just be used solely on your local machine without using github at all.<\/strong><\/p>
\nInstall GIT using the command on your terminal:<\/p>\nsudo apt-get install git<\/pre>
git config --global user.name \"your name\"\r\ngit config --global user.email \"your@email.com\"<\/pre>
cd \/path\/to\/project\/\r\ntouch README.md\r\ngit init\r\ngit add *\r\ngit commit -m \"commit message\"\r\ngit status<\/pre>
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\nyou can remove files from the staging area and subsequently from your commit using the command: git rm file_name<\/li>\n
\nFor skipping the staging area and updating all the already<\/strong> committed files use:<\/p>\ngit commit -am \"commit updated\"<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
\nFirst I expect you to make an account on GitHub here:\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/<\/a><\/p>cd ~\r\nssh-keygen -t rsa -C \"your@email.com\"<\/pre>
\nCopy the contents of the public key. Here’s how you can do it from the terminal:<\/p>\nsudo apt-get install xclip\r\n\r\ncd ~\/.ssh\/\r\ncat id_rsa.pub | xclip<\/pre>
\nNow go to your GitHub account. Go to account settings. Click on SSH keys tab and finally click on add SSH key. Copy the contents of the clipboard in the key section. You can give any title you want. Now try connecting to the github server using SSH. Just type in your terminal:<\/p>\nssh -vT git@github.com<\/pre>
\nhttp:\/\/www.unixwiz.net\/techtips\/openssh.html
\n<\/a>http:\/\/www.unixwiz.net\/techtips\/ssh-agent-forwarding.html<\/a><\/p>unset SSH_AUTH_SOCK<\/pre>