problem: github was sold to M$, so can’t use it anymore.

no problem: got ssh running on the server?

than the user is only one step away from hosting one’s own git repository that will be synced up (push) and down (pull) via a secure ssh channel 🙂 GOOD WORK ALL INVOLVED!

check out this:

https://dwaves.de/2020/04/25/gnu-linux-debian-how-to-create-ones-own-private-git-repository-in-under-10min/

while git is probably an excellent source code management system invented by open source dictator Mr Torvalds himself, it ain’t “easy”.

So a cheat sheets and extensive documentation via video are totally legitimate 😀

and here the official cheat sheed from github.com github-git-cheat-sheet.pdf

# ============= github.com cheat sheed

apt-get update;
apt-get install git; # install git

# global config
# sets the username to label your commits
git config --global user.name "[name]";
# sets the email to label your commits
git config --global user.email "[email address]";

# if user is working with eclipse probably
# want to ignore all per-project generated config files
vim ~/.gitignore_global

# fill above file with this content
.classpath
.project
.settings
.idea
.metadata

# cloning the repo to local
# create a new folder for your project
mkdir /projects/projectname;
cd /projects/projectname;

# clone the repo into the current directory
git clone https://github.com/username/reponame.git . ;

# get latest changes to repo from server
git pull;

# git list all available branches
git branch --all

# where am i: what branch?
git branch;

# show all currently existing branches
git show-branch -a;

# create a new branch
git branch [branch-name];

# switch to specified branch and updates the working directory
git checkout [branch-name];

# combines the specified branch’s history into the current branch
git merge [branch];

# deletes the specified branch
git branch -d [branch-name];

# commit your changes
git commit -a -m 'explain made changes';

# show urls associated with your project
git remote -v;

# comit a branch to githup.com
git push https://github.com/username/NameOfRepo.git "branch_name";
# ===== if you do not want to be asked for your credentials ever time you commit something you can store your username and password in plaintext here:
vim ~/.netrc

machine github.com
login
password

Links:

https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository

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