Quick Github Tutorial For Beginners | Using Git In Linux | Kali Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Backtrack | How To

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This is not meant to be an exhaustive tutorial. This does not discuss the concepts of Git that you should know (like working directory, staging area, head). This is a very quick demonstration of how to get started.

Quick Github Tutorial Or How To use Git in Linux

1. Visit Github

2. Make an Account.

3. Create a New Repository (of your current coding project)

4. Initial Git Setup (in your Terminal):

#git config --global user.name "lifeofpentester"
#git config --global user.email "......pranshu@gmail.com"
#git config --global credential.helper cache

If you use a Proxy Server to connect to the Internet:

#git config --global http.proxy http://user:pass@proxyserver:port

After you've configured the git global settings, you can check them:

#git config --list 

4. In your Terminal:

Navigate to the folder where your current project files reside and:

#git init
#git add .                                                                              #to add all files

OR

#git add huntpass.py                                                           #to add a particular file

OR

#git add '*.py'                                                                      #to add all files of a specific type

#git commit -m "Initial Commit"

 #git status

Now, we need to 'push' these changes to the remote location:

#git remote add origin https://github.com/lifeofpentester/huntpass.git
#git push -u origin master

Note: You might come across the error that says 'Fatal: remote origin already exists'. In this case, you need to remove that origin first. For this, you can use the following command:

#git remote rm origin

Fire up your browser and goto https://github.com and login

Under profile, click 'Repos' and visit the repository.

If you have done it all right this Repo will now reflect the "pushed" files