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Creating a New Repository
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Creating a New Repository.

(From Rails4InAction, page 55)

  1. Go to http://github.com

    • Login to your account "s5b".

  2. Click "New Repository".

  3. Enter the name of the repository, and then click "Create Repository".

    • Follow the instructions, especially concerning configuration of your identity.
    • The email address should be the same one that you used to sign up to git hub (github@sequation.com.au)

  4. Back on your local machine: If you haven't done so already: git config --global user.name "Stuart Begg" git config --global user.email github@sequation.com.au

  5. While in the directory that will be the top of your local repository type: git init

  6. Now, add all the files in this local repository: git add .

  7. Create your initial local commit: git commit -m "A descriptive message about the repository that you are creating."

  8. Associate the remote repository with this local repository: git remote add origin git@github.com:s5b/.git

  9. Push local changes to the remote repository: git push origin master -u

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