Git Kata 6: Remote Repositories
Explore how to initialize a Git repository locally, connect it to a remote repository, and push commits to synchronize changes. Understand commands like git init, git add, git commit, git remote add, and git push. This lesson helps you master sharing codebases with remote servers and sets the foundation for collaborative workflows in Git.
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The Git katas have, thus far, worked with a local repository. Git has a rich feature set that allows repositories to send and retrieve commits to and from each other, sharing the entire commit history of one repository with an infinite number of other repositories. This kata will demonstrate the steps necessary to connect a local repository to a remote repository.
Step 1: Initialize a new repository
The command to change the directory and list all the files is given below.
Commands
Command / Parameter | Description |
| This changes to the |
| This lists all the files, including the hidden files and directories. |
The web-storelist directory holds an HTML-formatted version of storelist.txt. This will be the content used to publish the grocery list to the web. The ls -A command shows that there’s no hidden .git directory. The web-storelist directory isn’t yet a Git repository.
The command to initialize a new repository is given below:
Command's Parameter
Command / Parameter | Description |
| This initializes a new repository. |
The git init command creates a new repository in web-storelist.
The commands for repository configuration are given below.
Command's Parameters
Command / Parameter | Description |
| This sets a configuration value that affects the behavior of the Git program. |
| These values set the user name and email identity associated with one or more repositories. |
The git config command is used in this step to set the identity for ...