Create local repository

Duration: 2 minutes
Based on: Install Git with WinGet

1. Set-Up

Open PowerShell window

1.2 Create folders

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

mkdir ~/Documents/git-workouts/current

Additional Info

1. The mkdir command in PowerShell will create the entire directory chain if any part of it does not exist.
   E.g. git-workouts folder will be created if it doesn't exist.
   On Unix-like systems (macOS, Linux), the -p flag must be added to achieve the same behavior.

2. The ~ symbol is an alias for the current user's home directory.
   On Windows, this is a folder C:\Users\<user name>.

1.3 Switch into current folder

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

cd ~/Documents/git-workouts/current

2. Init repository

2.1 Check current status of the Working Tree

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

git status

Current directory is not a part of any Git repository

2.2 Initialize Git repository in current folder

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

git init

Additional Info

1. The git init command creates a hidden .git folder inside the current folder.
   In this hidden folder, Git stores the history of snapshots of the Working Tree’s file system and various internal information.
2. In Git terms, the Working Tree is the folder that contains the .git folder.
   This term will be used to refer to the current folder.

2.3 Check current status of the Working Tree

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

git status

3. Minimal configuration

3.1 Configure user name

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

git config user.name "Git Master"

3.2 Configure email of the user

Type in PowerShell prompt and press Enter to execute

git config user.email "git.master@example.com"

Explanation

Before you can create a snapshot of the file system's state (commit), you must configure the username and email.
This information will be added to every commit to identify the author of the changes.

4. Wrap-Up

4.1 Make backup copy of the folder

Copy the code, right-click in PowerShell window to paste it, and press Enter to execute

cd ..

Copy-Item current bak-1.1 -Recurse -Force

Remove-Item current -Recurse -Force

Explanation

This group of actions makes a copy of the current folder that will be used in the next Actomix to start from the current state of the repository.

4.2 Close the PowerShell window