Creating a Repository
Initialize a new repository
Inside an empty or existing project folder, git init creates a hidden .git directory that stores history and metadata.
mkdir notes
cd notes
git initConfirm you are inside a repo
Git reports the current branch and that there are no commits yet.
git statusCreate a first file
Add a simple file so the next lesson has something to stage and commit.
echo "# Notes" > README.md
git statusKnow when to clone instead
If the project already exists on GitHub, clone it rather than initializing an empty folder. Cloning downloads the history and sets up the remote in one step.
git clone https://github.com/example/notes.git
cd notes
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