git_basics

# Create global variables for me
git config --global user.name "Clive Carrington"
git config --global user.email clive.carrington@btinternet.com

git init    # create a repository in the current directory
git add .   # adds all files to the staging in this directory and below
  # or
git add <filename>  # to add just one file to the staging area

git remote add origin https://github.com/CliveCarrington/<Repository>     # Connect with github repository
git commit -m "Commit message"  # commits all files currently staged

git commit -am "commit Message"   # commits all files in the current repository to the next local git version
git push origin master            # pushes the local copy up to the master on Github

# to pull down a complete copy of an existing project, (no needs to do and cd or Git init)
git clone https://github.com/CliveCarrington/<repository>