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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md index e30afdf8a40..b3c5d32f2f5 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md @@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ git config --global --list Start using Git via the command line with the most basic commands as described below. +## Initialize a local directory for Git version control + +If you have an existing local directory that you want to *initialize* for version control, use the `init` command to instruct Git to begin tracking the directory: + +```bash +git init +``` + +This creates a `.git` directory that contains the Git configuration files. + +Once the directory has been initialized, you can [add a remote repository](#add-a-remote-repository) and [send changes to GitLab.com](#send-changes-to-gitlabcom). View the instructions on [Create a project](../gitlab-basics/create-project.html#push-to-create-a-new-project) to create a new project on GitLab with your changes. + ### Clone a repository To start working locally on an existing remote repository, @@ -140,6 +152,16 @@ To view your remote repositories, type: git remote -v ``` +### Add a remote repository + +To add a link to a remote repository: + +```bash +git remote add SOURCE-NAME REPOSITORY-PATH +``` + +You'll use this source name every time you [push changes to GitLab.com](#send-changes-to-gitlabcom), so use something easy to remember and type. + ### Create a branch To create a branch, type the following (spaces won't be recognized in the branch name, so you will need to use a hyphen or underscore): @@ -193,7 +215,7 @@ git commit -m "COMMENT TO DESCRIBE THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIT" NOTE: **Note:** The `.` character typically means _all_ in Git. -### Send changes to gitlab.com +### Send changes to GitLab.com To push all local commits to the remote repository: |