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3,244 Pointscannot mkdir permission denied
Hi. I am on a mac.
When I type
~$which git
(returns)
/usr/local/git/bin/git
In this tutorial, the following is typed: treehouse ~$ git init my_first_repository (returns) Initialized empty Git repository in /home/treehouse/my_first_repository/.git/
When I type ~$ git init my_first_repository (returns) fatal: cannot mkdir my_first_repository: Permission denied
I checked my permissions and I have all permissions set for the user me. drwxr-xr-x 10 root wheel 340 Sep 22 16:13 . drwxr-xr-x 9 root wheel 306 Sep 22 16:13 .. -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1603772 Jun 29 16:15 git -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 14728 Jun 29 16:15 git-credential-osxkeychain -rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 162429 Jun 29 16:15 git-cvsserver lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Sep 22 16:13 git-receive-pack -> git -rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 793020 Jun 29 16:15 git-shell lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 3 Sep 22 16:13 git-upload-archive -> git -rwxr-xr-x 2 root wheel 806404 Jun 29 16:15 git-upload-pack -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 344042 Jun 29 16:15 gitk
I have tried this command from many directories but I am unable to execute the command.
Can someone tell me which directory I need to be to continue with the tutorial - and using git ?
thanks
1 Answer
Ricardo Hill-Henry
38,442 PointsTry using sudo in front.
So instead of ~$ git init my_first_repository try ~$ sudo git init my_first_repository
James D'Alton
1,264 PointsJames D'Alton
1,264 PointsWhat about on windows?
Christian Higgins
15,758 PointsChristian Higgins
15,758 PointsTried this and got
bash: sudo: command not found