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Lesson 10 +25 XP

Project 1: My First Repository

Project 1: My First Repository

Let's build a small project from scratch and track it with Git.

Step 1: Create a project folder

mkdir my-blog
cd my-blog

Step 2: Initialize Git

git init

Step 3: Create a file

Create index.html and add a simple page:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head><title>My Blog</title></head>
<body>
  <h1>Welcome to my blog</h1>
  <p>First post coming soon.</p>
</body>
</html>

Step 4: Set your identity

git config user.name "Your Name"
git config user.email "you@example.com"

(Use your real name and email.)

Step 5: Check status

git status

Your file shows up as untracked.

Step 6: Stage and commit

git add .
git commit -m "Add home page"

Step 7: Check your history

git log --oneline

You now have your very first commit.

Bonus

  • Edit index.html, then git add and git commit again.
  • Run git log --oneline to see both commits.

TL;DR

  • git init starts a repository.
  • git add . stages everything.
  • git commit -m "message" saves a snapshot.
  • git log --oneline shows your history.