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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the first couple of sentences seems wrong. Git can only be initiated in an empty directory. Other than that: This is a very short

• davess1 11y ago
  Nope, git can be initialized in directories with files in them. ➜ ~ mkdir test1 ➜ ~ cd test1 ➜ test1 echo "hello" > hello.ttx ➜ test1 ls hello.ttx ➜ test1 git init Initialized empty Git repository in /home/david/test1/.git/ ➜ test1 git:(master) ✗ git status On branch master Initial commit Untracked files: (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed) hello.ttx nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) ➜ test1 git:(master) ✗
  • michaelmcmillan 11y ago
    I stand corrected, wonder where I got that misconception from.
    • logicallee 11y ago
      you probably read a git tutorial.
    • mh- 11y ago
      you can't clone a remote repo into a non-empty directory. from `man git-clone`: Cloning into an existing directory is only allowed if the directory is empty.