Git: Initialize a repository

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Once Git is installed on your system, you are able to access it using the command line by typing git.

Initializing a repository

Suppose you have a clean folder. You can initialize a Git repository by typing

git init

Running git init

What does this command do? It creates a .git folder in the folder where you ran it. If you don’t see it, it’s because it’s a hidden folder, so it might not be shown everywhere, unless you set your tools to show hidden folders.

The content inside .git

Lessons in this unit:

0:	Introduction
1:	Installing Git
2:	▶︎ Initialize a repository
3:	Commit changes
4:	Branches
5:	Push and pull
6:	Working with a remote
7:	Solving conflicts
8:	.gitignore
9:	How to add a Git remote
10:	How to remove a Git remote
11:	How to set GitHub credentials for macOS