GIT AND GITHUB

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE AND INSTRUCTIONS TO CONFIGURE:

GIT: A VERSION CONTROL SYSTEM
GITHUB.

DOWNLOAD

DOWNLOAD GIT HERE.

INSTALLATION

ON WINDOWS: JUST RUN THE EXECUTABLE.

CONFIGURATION

CREATE A GITHUB ACCOUNT HERE.
CONFIGURE GIT USERNAME AND E-MAIL:
- TYPE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS ON THE VSCODE TERMINAL:
  - git config --global user.name "TYPE YOUR NAME HERE"
  - git config --global user.email [email protected]

SYNCHRONIZE VSCODE SETTINGS WITH GITHUB ACCOUNT

OPEN VSCODE.
PRESS Ctrl + Shift + P.
TYPE Settings Sync: Turn On....
- KEEP ALL OPTIONS CHECKED AND CLICK ON Sign In & Turn On BUTTON
- CHOOSE Sign in with GitHub.

EXAMPLE OF REPOSITORY INITIALIZATION

OPEN YOUR PROJECT FOLDER IN VSCODE AND TYPE THE FOLLOWING LINE ON TERMINAL:

git init

CREATE .gitignore FILE. THIS FILE WILL CONTAIN A LIST OF ALL FILES AND FOLDERS IGNORED BY GIT/GITHUB.
ADD node_modules AS A NEW LINE IN .gitignore.