git --version
# Configure Git
git config --global user.name "Name"
git config --global user.email "abc@xyz.com"
# if we want to use separate name and mail; initiate a git and then setup new username and mail using the following
git config user.name "Name"
git config user.email "abc@xyz.com"
Git Repository Setup
# Initialize Git in a directory
git init
# Checking current status of git. Displays the state of the working directory and the staging area
git status
# Adding to the staging area
git add <FILE>
git add . (or) git add --all
Git Commit
# Final Commit from the staging area
git commit -m "Added First Files"
Connecting to Github
# Github
Login > New Repository > Create Repository
# push an existing repository from the command line
git remote add origin <.....>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
Github SSH Key Setup
ls -al ~/.ssh
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "navidfazlerabbi@iut-dhaka.edu"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" # run ssh agent in the background
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa # adding id_rsa to the ssh-agent
pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
# In Github
Settings > SSH and GPG Keys > New SSH Key
