Creating a Repository

Create a Remote Repository

1. Navigate to https://gitlab.com/projects/new
2. click Create Blank Project button

Creating a Local Repository and Pushing to Remote Repository

1. Navigate to the root folder of the project you would like to become a repository.
2. git init
   • this generates a .git folder in this directory.
   • the .git tells this directory that it is a git-repository, enabling subsequent git commands in this directory.
3. git add .
   • adds all changes in this directory to the repository
   • this modifies the contents of the aforementioned .git folder
4. git commit -m 'my update message'
   • commits these changes to be pushed onto the web
   • this modifies the contents of the aforementioned .git folder
5. git push -u origin master
   • pushes the committed changes onto the web, making them accessible through the web.
   • the local .git is compared to the remote .git, and respective changes are written as a new commit

Cloning a Preexisting Project

• From a browser, navigate to the URL of the GitHub repository you would like to clone.
• Copy the URL of the repository your clipoboard.
• From a terminal, do the following:
  • Create a dev directory in your home directory.
    • mkdir ~/dev
  • Change directories to ~/dev
    • cd ~/dev
  • Clone project into ~/dev directory and alias project directory as my-project
    • git clone {repository_url} my-project

Adding Changes to Preexisting Git Repository

1. navigate to the root directory of the project on your local machine
2. add changes
   • git add .
3. commit change
   • git commit -m 'update message'
4. push changes to web
   • git push -u origin master
5. Refresh the webpage to ensure your changes are visible.

Pulling Changes from Remote Repository to Local Repository

• If there are changes on your remote repository that are not on your local repository, you can execute the command below to fetch the changes.
  • git pull origin master