Create a New Git Repository
Repositories are like directories that hold the project files. A Git Repository, also known as a Repo, is a storage space for the project. Git is a distributed version control system that tracks source code changes during software development. It helps multiple developers collaborate on a project by allowing them to work simultaneously, maintain a history of changes, and merge modifications made by different contributors.
New Git Repository
If you start a new project, you can initialize a Git repository by running the git init command in the project directory, creating a .git directory that tracks all the project changes.
Create a Git Repo on Your Local Machine
Let’s create a new repository using the git command line. The steps to create a new repository are as follows
- Launch the Git command-line tool. Steps to install Git are outlined here.
- Create a new project directory.
- Issue the git init command to initialize the repository.
git init
git init command creates a .git folder within the project directory. For example, in the above case:
~\testingdocs\SampleProject\.git
This directory has the information to track the changes to the project. Sample .git folder on Windows machine would like as shown:
Create a Repo on GitHub
Common error
https://www.testingdocs.com/questions/how-to-fix-fatal-not-a-git-repository-error/
Git Tutorials
Git Tutorials on this website:
More information on Git, official website: