Setup repository

Initialize a new Git repo

To create a repo, you will use the git init command to initialize a new git repository. Do take note that git init is just a one-time command process. You will only use it when you want to initialize a new Git repo.

1. Create a folder

   mkdir project
   cd project

2. Initialize a Git repository

   git init
   git init <directory> # initialize/point to an existing directory

   • As a result, Git knows that the folder you initiated it on should be monitored.
   • It will also create a hidden folder named .git/ to keep track of all the changes you made.

Clone an existing repo

If your project already been setup on centralized server like GitHub, Bitbucket, etc. Then you have to clone that remote repository to your local. Do take note that git clone is also just a one-time command process. You will only use it when you want to clone an existing repository.

git clone <repo_url>
git clone https://github.com/KarChunT/karchunt.com

Clone to a specific folder

git clone <repo_url> <directory>
git clone https://github.com/KarChunT/karchunt.com karchunt

Clone a specific branch

git clone --branch <branch> <repo_url>
git clone --branch development https://github.com/KarChunT/karchunt.com