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Creating a New Repository in Git
You want to start a new software project and need to create a Git repository to track changes in your code.
Instructions:
Objective: The objective of this assignment is to familiarize you with the process of creating a new Git repository and managing it using Git commands. You will create a new repository, make commits, and interact with a remote repository.
Prerequisites: Before starting this assignment, ensure that you have Git installed on your computer. If not, please install it from [https://git-scm.com/](https://git-scm.com/).
Instructions:
Part 1: Local Repository
1. Task 1: Create a new directory/folder on your computer for this assignment, and name it "GitAssignment."
2. Task 2: Navigate to the "GitAssignment" directory in your terminal or command prompt.
3. Task 3: Initialize a new Git repository in this directory.
4. Task 4: Create a new text file named "README.md" in the repository.
5. Task 5: Add some content to the "README.md" file using a text editor or a command-line text editor like Vim or Nano.
6. Task 6: Add the "README.md" file to the staging area.
7. Task 7: Commit your changes with a meaningful commit message.
Part 2: Remote Repository Setup
1. Task 1: Create a new account on a Git hosting platform such as GitHub (https://github.com/), GitLab (https://about.gitlab.com/), or Bitbucket (https://bitbucket.org/). If you already have an account, you can use it.
2. Task 2: Create a new empty repository on the Git hosting platform. Name it "GitAssignment."
3. Task 3: Link your local Git repository (the "GitAssignment" folder) to the remote repository you just created. Use the relevant Git remote command to do this.
4. Task 4: Push your local repository to the remote repository.
Part 3: Collaboration
1. Task 1: Share the URL of your remote repository (e.g., the GitHub repository URL) with a classmate or a friend.
2. Task 2: Ask your classmate or friend to clone your repository to their local machine.
3. Task 3: Your classmate or friend should make a change to the "README.md" file (add some content or make modifications) in their local copy of the repository.
4. Task 4: They should commit their changes and push them to the remote repository (your repository).
5. Task 5: You should pull the changes made by your classmate or friend into your local repository.
6. Task 6: Verify that the changes are now reflected in your local "README.md" file.
Solutions
1. Task 1: Create a new directory/folder for the assignment
mkdir GitAssignment
2. Task 2: Navigate to the "GitAssignment" directory.
cd GitAssignment
3. Task 3: Initialize a new Git repository.
git init
4. Task 4: Create a new text file named "README.md."
touch README.md
5. Task 5: Add content to the "README.md" file using a text editor or command-line editor.
nano README.md # Use your preferred text editor
6. Task 6: Add the "README.md" file to the staging area.
git add README.md
7. Task 7: Commit your changes with a meaningful commit message.
git commit -m "Initial commit - added README.md"
Part 2: Remote Repository Setup
1. Task 1: Create an account on a Git hosting platform.
2. Task 2: Create a new empty repository on the hosting platform.
3. Task 3: Link your local Git repository to the remote repository.
git remote add origin <repository_url>
Replace `<repository_url>` with the URL of your remote repository.
4. Task 4: Push your local repository to the remote repository.
git push -u origin master
Part 3: Collaboration
1. Task 1: Share the URL of your remote repository.
2. Task 2: Your classmate or friend should clone your repository.
git clone <repository_url>
3. Task 3: They should make changes to the "README.md" file.
4. Task 4: Commit and push their changes to the remote repository.
git add README.md
git commit -m "Updated README.md"
git push origin master
5. Task 5: You should pull the changes made by your classmate or friend.
git pull origin master