From 07030da37a9fb601ff49681a7dbee0bdc19275ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcia Ramos Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:09:19 +0000 Subject: Add brief description, fix typo, comply with docs style guide --- doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md | 18 ++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/gitlab-basics') diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md index e352eee174f..e30afdf8a40 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md @@ -68,18 +68,21 @@ git config --global --list ## Basic Git commands +Start using Git via the command line with the most basic +commands as described below. + ### Clone a repository To start working locally on an existing remote repository, -clone it with `git clone `. By cloning a -repository, you'll download a copy of its files in your -local computer, preserving the Git connection with the -remote repository. +clone it with the command `git clone `. +By cloning a repository, you'll download a copy of its +files into your local computer, preserving the Git +connection with the remote repository. You can either clone it via HTTPS or [SSH](../ssh/README.md). If you chose to clone it via HTTPS, you'll have to enter your credentials every time you pull and push. With SSH, you enter -your credentials once and can pull and push straight away. +your credentials once and can pull and push straightaway. You can find both paths (HTTPS and SSH) by navigating to your project's landing page and clicking **Clone**. GitLab @@ -88,8 +91,8 @@ and paste in your command line. As an example, consider a repository path: -* `https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git` -* `git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git` +- HTTPS: `https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git` +- SSH: `` git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git `` To get started, open a terminal window in the directory you wish to clone the repository files into, and run one @@ -113,7 +116,6 @@ folder named after the project's name. You can then navigate to the directory and start working on it locally. - ### Go to the master branch to pull the latest changes from there ```bash -- cgit v1.2.1