Why create a new git repo? Git is a powerful, distributed version control tool that allows users to: Track changes to files and folders. Maintain an extended history of commits. Perform isolated ...

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Git init example Here's a simple example of how to use the git init command to create a new, local repository to track their files. First, create a folder on their computer for the software project.

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 .