Creating a Repository

Initializing a New Repository

To create a new Git repository in an existing directory:

cd /path/to/your/project
git init

This creates a .git directory that contains all the repository data.

Cloning an Existing Repository

To copy an existing repository:

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

This creates a new directory with the repository name and clones the content.

Checking Repository Status

git status

This shows the current state of the working directory and staging area.

Adding Files to the Repository

git add filename.txt
# or add all files
git add .

Committing Changes

git commit -m "Initial commit"

This creates a snapshot of the staged changes.