Git init example Here's a simple example of how to use the git init command to create a new, local repository to track their files. First, create a folder on their computer for the software project.

Now that you have your repository cloned to your local machine, add (or create) all the code you need for the repository into the new directory and issue the command: git add .

Step 1: Create a local Git repo To connect a new project to a remote Git repository, you must create a Git repo locally, add files and perform at least one commit. The terminal window commands to do ...