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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git Working With Git Repositories

Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee
12,474 Points
Posted by Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee
12,474 Points

How do I create a depository in a new folder?

i know that git init will make one but how do i put it into a new folder and not the current one?

2 Answers

Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
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Janek Rezner
Janek Rezner
12,973 Points

just do

$ git init new_folder_name

if you specify new folder name it will create it for you and if you don't it will just make the repository in your current location

Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee
12,474 Points
Nicholas Lee
Nicholas Lee
12,474 Points

git init nameoffolder Sillly mistake.