Configuration management (lesson)

From regional-training

outline

This lesson is related to lesson:backup sdcard because that lesson too treats configuration management. In this lesson you will learn how to install and use git.

TBA

outline

  • update apt
apt update
  • install git
apt install git
  • Now create a subdirectory
mkdir work
  • change directory
cd work
  • initialize the directory as a git repository
git init
  • now execute
git status
  • create a file within the directory
touch file
  • now check on status
git status
  • add the file to the staging
git add file
  • inspect the status
git status
  • now commit the file to the repository
git commit

🚩 You might be asked to verify who you are with some strange messages. Work out what to do to stop the message.

advanced

cloning from a remote repository

TBA clone some source code from an Open Source Repository so you can build an application.

remote repository

TBA

Connect your local repository with a remote repository supplied/setup by your instructor.