git init
- Git course
- Beginner
- Lesson 9/80
- 4 min
Learn to create a new repository with git init.
A new repository
The place where Git keeps its history is called a repository. The git init command turns the folder you are in into a new repository. When you run it you see a message like Initialized empty Git repository.
mkdir oyun
cd oyun
git initFrom that moment every change in the oyun folder can be saved.
The .git folder
When git init runs, a hidden .git folder appears. All of Git's records stay inside that folder while your own files stay in the folder above. If you delete the .git folder the repository and its history are lost.
ls -a
. .. .gitThe next lesson looks inside this folder.
Practice Build the first repository
Create a folder named proje and move into it. Start a repository there in quiet mode, then print depo hazir to the screen.
Starter code
# 1) proje adinda bir klasor olustur
# 2) o klasore gir
# 3) depoyu sessizce baslat
# 4) ekrana depo hazir yazdirSample solution
mkdir proje
cd proje
git init -q
echo depo hazirExpected output
depo hazir
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 What happens when you run git init in an empty folder?
- A new repository with a hidden .git folder appears Correct answer
- A connection to a remote Git server is made
- The folder and all its files are deleted
- Files start being saved automatically
Explanation: git init only builds the repository structure; it creates the .git folder but does not save your files. Saving them takes the later steps.
2 Start the repository
mkdir oyun
cd oyun
git ____mkdir oyun
cd oyun
git initExplanation: The subcommand that creates a new repository is init; there is no start, new or create subcommand.
3 Repository concepts
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
git init |
Creates a new repository |
repository |
A folder with history |
.git |
Where Git keeps data |
distributed model |
Full copy on each machine |