To get started with Git, you need a git repository. This quick tutorial will show you how to use "git init" to quickly create a git repo on your local machine.

From that point on, all future git pull and git fetch commands will run successfully. And that's it. Hopefully this how to create a private GitHub repository example will get you started with your ...

Now that you have your repository cloned to your local machine, add (or create) all the code you need for the repository into the new directory and issue the command: git add .

Gitting going with git: creating your first repository Ars walks through the steps to building a simple github respository.