Git

Installing Git version control system

Git is a version control system used for tracking changes in files and coordinating work on those files among multiple people. It allows users to make and save changes to files while keeping a history of all changes made, making it easy to track changes, roll back to earlier versions, and collaborate with others on a project. Git is widely used in software development and is typically used in conjunction with a hosting service, such as GitHub or GitLab.

We will be using Git for all our sample projects in this guide.

Installation

1. Download Git from the official website for your operating system. You can find the downloads at https://git-scm.com/downloads.

1. Run the installer and follow the prompts to install Git.

1. You can choose the default options for most settings, but you may want to customize the installation location or choose a different text editor if you prefer.

1. Once Git is installed, open a terminal or command prompt and type git --version to confirm that it is installed correctly. You should see the version number of Git printed in the terminal.

// git --version
git --version
git version 2.38.1.windows.1

1. Next, you'll want to configure Git with your name and email address. Type the following commands in the terminal, replacing "Your Name" and "[e-mail]" with your own name and email address:

// git config
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email [e-mail]

1. That's it! You're now ready to start using Git. You can create a new repository with the git init command, or clone an existing repository with git clone <repository URL>. For more information on how to use Git, check out the official documentation at https://git-scm.com/docs.

Cloning a repository from GitHub

1. Once Git is installed, go to the GitHub website at https://github.com/ and sign up for a free account, if you haven't already.
2. Open a terminal or command prompt on your computer.

3. Follow and type the command below to create a directory for the repository.

// Create a directory
C:\Users\user>cd /

C:\>mkdir repo

C:\>cd repo

C:\repo>

1. Type the following command to clone the repository:

C:\repo>git clone https://github.com/warbon/nuxt-app.git

1. Press Enter to execute the command. Git will clone the repository to your local computer, creating a new directory named "nuxt-app".

C:\repo>git clone https://github.com/warbon/nuxt-app.git
Cloning into 'nuxt-app'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 12, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (11/11), done.
remote: Total 12 (delta 0), reused 12 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (12/12), 91.81 KiB | 380.00 KiB/s, done.

1. Type and enter the command below to check created "nuxt-app" directory:

C:\repo>cd nuxt-app

C:\repo\nuxt-app>dir

1. It will show the files inside the "nuxt-app" directory:

C:\repo\nuxt-app>dir
 Volume in drive C is Acer
 Volume Serial Number is BE4B-7CA6

 Directory of C:\repo\nuxt-app

03/03/2023  03:23 pm    <DIR>          .
03/03/2023  03:23 pm    <DIR>          ..
03/03/2023  03:23 pm                77 .gitignore
03/03/2023  03:23 pm                55 .npmrc
03/03/2023  03:23 pm                65 app.vue
03/03/2023  03:23 pm                97 nuxt.config.ts
03/03/2023  03:23 pm               252 package.json
03/03/2023  03:23 pm    <DIR>          public
03/03/2023  03:23 pm               655 README.md
03/03/2023  03:23 pm                98 tsconfig.json
03/03/2023  03:23 pm           229,050 yarn.lock
               8 File(s)        230,349 bytes
               3 Dir(s)  80,073,269,248 bytes free
               

1. Type and enter the command below to open it in VS Code:

C:\repo\nuxt-app>code .

1. That's it! You've now cloned the repository to your local computer and can start working with the files in the repository.

This guide provides simple step-by-step instructions for installing Git and cloning a repository from GitHub. For more advanced usage and details on Git, please refer to other sections of this guide or the official Git documentation at https://git-scm.com/docs.