Computer Notes/GIT

Setting up a private GIT repo in linux

Generate an SSH key:

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

The email must match your github email!!!

Start the SSH agent & Add your key:

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Copy the public key:

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Add the key to github:

• Go to Settings -> SSH and GPG keys -> New SSH Key.

• Give it a title (like "Linux Desktop"), paste the key into the field, and save.

Clone what you need:

 git clone git@github.com:username/private-repo.git

The git process

• • Clone the repo

• • Add / Modify files > git add (add the files you want to submit)

• • git status (Double check list)

• • git commit (saves locally)

• • git push (upload changes)

Useful commands

Add the a folder to git

git add path

Remove something that is staged

git restore --staged path

Check what is staged

git status

Commit the changes

git commit -m “Message for commit”

or to amend a commit

git commit –amend -m “Message for commit”

Uploading changes

git push

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