Editing Git

== Creating a new Project ==

 $ tar xzf project.tar.gz
 $ cd project
 $ git init

Git will reply

Initialized empty Git repository in .git/

You've now initialized the working directory--you may notice a new directory created, named ".git".

Next, tell git to take a snapshot of the contents of all files under the current directory (note the .), with git-add:

 $ git add .

This snapshot is now stored in a temporary staging area which git calls the "index". You can permanently store the contents of the index in the repository with git-commit:

 $ git commit

== Add a repo to gitosis ==
 
<pre>
mkdir free_monkey
cd free_monkey
git init
git remote add origin git@YOUR_SERVER_HOSTNAME:free_monkey.git

# do some work, git add and commit files

git push origin master:refs/heads/master
</pre>

== Importing from CVS ==

 $ git cvsimport -v -d <cvsroot> -C <destination> <module>

== Push local branch to Repo ==

 $ git push origin branchname

== List all remote branches ==

 $ git branch -a

== Checkout remote branch into local branch ==

 $ git checkout -b experimental origin/experimental

== Default Push Action ==
 warning: You did not specify any refspecs to push, and the current remote
 warning: has not configured any push refspecs. The default action in this
 warning: case is to push all matching refspecs, that is, all branches
 warning: that exist both locally and remotely will be updated.  This may
 warning: not necessarily be what you want to happen.
 warning: 
 warning: You can specify what action you want to take in this case, and
 warning: avoid seeing this message again, by configuring 'push.default' to:
 warning:   'nothing'  : Do not push anything
 warning:   'matching' : Push all matching branches (default)
 warning:   'tracking' : Push the current branch to whatever it is tracking
 warning:   'current'  : Push the current branch

 git config --global push.default matching

== Useful Links ==

* [http://book.git-scm.com/ Git Community Book]
* [http://smalltalk.gnu.org/blog/bonzinip/using-git-without-feeling-stupid-part-1 Using git without feeling stupid]