Git Kata 1: New Local Repository

Step 1: Initialize a new repository

Open a new terminal window. The command to edit and list files is given below.

The result will be something like this:

The first command group changes to the dk/storelist directory, opens storelist.txt in the text editor, and lists the files in dk/storelist. The only file in the dk/storelist directory is storelist.txt.

Leave the text editor open. We’ll be switching back and forth between the terminal and the editor to view and make changes to storelist.txt.

The command to initiate the new repository is given below.

When we run the command above, the result will be something like this:

The git init command does one thing only: it initializes the repository by creating the hidden .git directory. A Git repository consists of the .git directory and the files and sub-directories of the repository directory, dk/storelist. The repository directory and its subdirectories are the working directory, also known as the working tree. Files that are tracked by the repository are stored and edited in the working directory.

The command to set email and username for the local repository is given below.

The output will be something like this:

The next two commands use config to set the username and email address for the local repository. These values are stored in files under the .git directory. Git associates an identity with changes as they’re saved to the version history. If no identity is set, commands to record changes, called commits, to a repository index will return an error.

The command to list files is given below.

After executing the command above, the output will be something like this:

The ls command is used with the -A parameter to show all the files. This displays the hidden .git directory in dk/storelist. The ls .git command ...