basic_git_setup.sh

cd ~/programs

# not a repository
git status

# so init a repository
git init

# note the __pycache__ folder
# we don't want to version that
git status

# create a .gitiginore file
__pycache__/

# git now igoring __pycache__/
git status

# add files to staging
git add .

# file now in staging area
git status

# now commit the files
git commit -a -m "initial commit"

# files at that version our now commited
# we can inspect history with
git log