aisayo / cli-project-resource

CLI Project Time!!

Starting the project by creating a local directory and connecting to a remote repository:

[This should be the first thing you do before you start coding]

Why you ask? You want to be able to commit your changes as you build your app

What are commits? Commits

Creating a local directory [local]

• First create folder/directory on your local drive

  • This step happens in the terminal + VsCode
  • Command for making a directory is: mkdir [file_name] i.e. mkdir cli_project

Creating a repository [remote]

• Once local directory has been created, create a remote repository
• Sign into Github, and then navigate to the + sign in the upper right corner and click new repository
• The only fields you need to modify are:
  • Repository name - Give your project a name!
  • Then click create repository
  • You will add a license, but save this for the end

Connecting your local directory with your remote repository

• Back in the terminal, run the following commands:

  1. git init - Will initialize the local directory
  2. git add . - . means all, so this command is adding all changes to your commit
  3. git commit -m write a commit message - command to commit, -m stands for message and then after you want to write a commit message that makes sense.
  • Things to consider for commit messages, what change did you make and where
  • Write your commit messages like your life depends on it!
  4. Go back to the new repository page on github and copy the following last three lines
  • git branch -M main
  • git remote add origin [email protected]:aisayo/test.git
  • git push -u origin main
  5. Paste these 3 lines (you can paste all at once) in your terminal and hit enter
  6. Refresh your Github page and viola!

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