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Git install instructions: install, create project, commit files.

Download and install git.

Download

cd
wget http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-xxxxx.tar.bz2

Extract

tar xvjf git-xxxxx.tar.bz2
cd git-xxxxx

Config and make

[ ./configure -help ] (optional)
./configure
make
make install

Initial Config.

Verify Installation

[ which git ] (optional)
[ git --version ] (optional)
[ git --help ] (optional)

Init Config.

git config --global user.name "GIT Admin"
git config --global user.email francisi@emunix.emich.edu

Verify Config.

git config --list
[ cat ~/.gitconfig ] (optional)

Create a Project

CD into dir of project and init git project.

cd /home/$USER/public_html/projects/project_n
git init #creates .git folder in .../project_n

Inspect your pretty work.

ls -lashtr .git

Note: If trying to create a git central repo for developers,
create a user 'git' and organize all projects under /home/git/projects/...

Add and Commit files to the project.

Add files using 'git add filename'
  e.g., git add *.java
  e.g., git add *.c
  e.g., git add .

git add .

Commit with a message.

git commit -m 'Initial upload of the project'

Make Changes and Commit the File.

Edit your doc.

vi/pico filename_to_edit

Git diff (optional) to see diff between current local copy and committed copy.

[ gid diff ] (optional)

Add the local file

git add filename_to_edit

Commit it...

git commit #(editor will open to add comment).

Note: Can do add and commit at same time.

git commit -a #

View Status and Commit Logs

Run 'git status'(optional) to see whether there is anything to add/commit or not.

[ git status ] (optional)

View history of file (optional)

git log filename

More from: thegeekstuff.com

Command:	Meaning:
which/whereis git	Shows where git pkg resides.
git --version	Shows version
git --help	Shows version
git config --global user.name "Git Admin"	Set admin name (added to ~/.gitconfig)
git config --global user.email "email@address"	Set admin name (added to ~/.gitconfig)
git config --list	Shows info in ~/.gitconfig that you added (e.g., user.name and user.email.
git diff	shows diff of files for which there is a diff between current version in folder and most recent push.
git init	Creates .git folder in pwd
git add . \| filename	Add a file to the commit list.
git commit	Commit add list (will open editor to add commit comment).
git commit -m 'commit message here'	Commit add list
git commit -a -m 'commit message here'	Commit add and commit at same time (with message in this case).
git init	Creates .git folder in pwd
git log filename	View the history of a file (optional).
git status	Check the status of the project (indicates if anything awaits add/commit).

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