Yet another GIT tutorial under 5 minutes.

At your command prompt, type "git", Nothing happens? Please Google "How to install GIT" and come back.

Just keep typing the following and observe what happens. (This procedure is based on this blog).

Start at any junk directory/folder such as temp.

Start!

$ mkdir gittest


$ cd gittest


$ mkdir example.git


$ cd example.git


$ git init --bare


$ cd ..


$ git clone example.git example1


$ cd example1


$ emacs test.txt (use Notepad on Windows)


Type "hello" in test.txt, and then save and close notepad.


$ git add test.txt


$ git status 


$ git commit -a -m "new file added."


$ git status


$ git push origin master


$ cd ..


$ git clone example.git example2


$ cd example2


$ git log


$ emacs test.txt


Type "I am using GIT!" in test.txt, and then save and close notepad.

$ git status


$ git commit -a -m "added another line."


$ git status


$ git push origin master


$ cd ../example1


$ git log


$ git pull


$ git log

Done!

You have just simulated a typical coding cycles using any version control system.

1. Created a new repository for the team
2. A team member added a new source file (initial implementation)
3. Another team member modified the file (bug fix)
4. The first team member received the fix made by his buddy.