Git Windows Primer

primer.md

Resources on What Git is and how to use it

• Git homepage - http://git-scm.com/
• Online in browser trial - http://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
• Gitlab Git managment software git.example.com uses - http://gitlab.org/

Setting up Git on Windows

1. Download Git for Windows http://git-scm.com/download/win
2. Run installer
3. Open "Git Shell"
4. Type ssh-keygen.exe to generate ssh keys to /C/Users/USERNAME/.ssh
5. Copy the contents of /C/Users/USERNAME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to your clipboard, open it using notepad or something else. Will look similar to:

ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAwHoPKasdasdbjXjixG8K4hiMXtGpkNRtIWwrlwNlmTu24QECjNJirNJtD+VvENA3FdeWU1admv6P0o2dCAw3QDBSBJhlwUs+CEcGbx6GdcX7W4I3xaCowrBBpHh+HmggLqorrLmenU8atP4FGBwv5tl1KIgHNEwtpH9l34NQmbGDcVQUss2JVZ0v19feRFa1231N9CkgMCjxZPhV2+eW7FUym+CgR2qJmfEEuhztFnitARUiab37lYJ0+M7Mxx7x2f1SIxptUtivbRt+AiD+RMAbQhfcjhy5eOPD+djV3CaZ0SocrK3K0hrCTjgU9AqnsqlFREG0vfMgNRuUaSgRtWQ== USER@USER-PC

6. Config email and name. In the "Git Shell"

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

6. Log into https://git.example.com/
7. Navigate to add key section of website https://git.example.com/profile/keys/new
8. Name the key and paste the contents of step 5 into the bigger box.

Creating a new project

1. Navigate to the new projects page (https://git.example.com/projects/new), or from the home screen there is a button on the right that says "New Project"
2. Name it and add a description... Namespace deals with permissions and associated repositories. Currently there are two I use, Intellistreets to house all production/developement repositories that deal with the core Intellistreets product. Blue light button is exactly that blue light stuff. You can also create a repo in your personal namespace, for minor stuff that doesn't need to be shared with everyone.
3. Follow the example instructions

mkdir test-project
cd test-project
git init
git add .
git commit -m 'first commit'
git remote add origin [email protected]:AdamMagaluk/test-project-2.git
git push -u origin master

Working on an existing project

1. Find git ssh url for project should look similar to [email protected]:AdamMagaluk/test-project.git

2. Run in the "Git Shell" git clone [email protected]:AdamMagaluk/test-project.git will checkout project into a folder test-project

3. Navigate into test project cd test-project

4. For development you should be working in a development branch, you can create one by running git checkout -b adammagaluk/devel or if already created git checkout adammagaluk/devel

5. git status to check changes to working directory.

6. git commit -a to commit working directory to repo.

7. git push to push all new commits from current branch to origin server.