Learn Git in 3 Hours- Configuring and Initializing a Repository

This video tutorial covers the basics of configuring and initializing a Git repository on a local file system. It explains how to use the Git init command to turn a folder into a Git repository, create and navigate directories, and understand the hidden Git folder. The tutorial also prepares viewers to start tracking changes to files in the repository.

What command is used to turn a folder into a Git repository?

• git new

• git create

• git init

• git start

What is the first step in the terminal to start a new Git project?

• Open an existing repository

• Make a new directory

• Delete old files

• Create a new file

What message do you see after initializing an empty Git repository?

• Repository created successfully

• Git project started

• Folder turned into Git

• Initialized empty Git repository

Why might you not see the '.git' folder in the Finder window?

• It is a hidden file

• It is not created yet

• It is in a different directory

• It is deleted automatically

Which command can be used to view hidden files in the terminal?

• ls -v

• ls -a

• ls -l

• ls -h