Initial use of git and GitHub

Steps for using GitHub:

1. Apply for a GitHub account XXX and create a new repository named new-project.


2. Install the GIT client (Linux)

# Yum install git Git-Gui


3. Generate a key pair so that the project can be pushed to GitHub.

# Ssh-keygen-t rsa-c "xxx@gmail.com"

4. Copy. Ssh/id_rsa.pub to the GitHub website.

5. For convenience, set SSH without entering a password

# Eval 'ssh-agent'

# Ssh-add

(Input passphrase)


6. Test whether GitHub can be connected

# SSH git@github.com

If the configuration is correct

Error: Hi XXX! You 've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access

Connection to github.com closed.


7. Set git global user configuration

# Git config -- global user. Name "XXX"

# Git config -- global user. Email xxx@gmail.com


8. Create a new local project work tree

# Mkdir New-Project

# Cd New-Project

# Git init

# Touch readme

# Git add readme

# Git commit-m'first commit'

Define Remote Server alias Origin

# Git remote add origin git@github.com: xxx/new-project.git

Local and remote merge. The local default branch is master.

# Git push origin master


GitHub site can see, http://github.com/xxx/new-project


9. Update files

# Vi readme

Automatic commit to change files

# Git commit-

Update to remote

# Git push origin master