All About Git Commands

git init

The git init command is used to initialize a new Git repository in an existing or newly created directory. When you run git init, Git creates a new .git subdirectory in the current directory, which contains all the necessary files and directories for Git to track changes in your project.

Here are some of the things that the git init command does:

1. Creates a new .git directory in the current directory, which contains all the necessary files and directories for Git to track changes in your project.

2. Initializes a new empty Git repository.

3. Creates an initial empty commit, which is necessary for Git to start tracking changes in your project.

4. Sets up the basic configuration for the repository, such as the user name and email address.

After running git init, you can start adding files to your repository and tracking changes using Git commands such as git add, git commit, and git push. The git init command is usually run only once for each repository, when you are first setting up the repository.