May 29, 2024git github

Softball

Ben Gorman

Life's a garden. Dig it.

Challenge¶

Create a directory named softball/
Initialize a git repo inside it.
By default, the initial branch will be named main. Name it booger instead.

Solution¶

cd ~/Desktop
mkdir softball
cd softball 
git init --initial-branch=booger

Explanation¶

cd (change directory) into ~/Desktop/
```
cd ~/Desktop
```
mkdir (make directory) softball/.
```
cd ~/Desktop
mkdir softball
```
cd into softball/, since that's where we want the git repo to live.
```
cd ~/Desktop
mkdir softball
cd softball
```
Initialize the git repo with git init.
```
cd ~/Desktop
mkdir softball
cd softball 
git init --initial-branch=booger
```
The --initial-branch flag lets us name the initial branch name something other than main (the default name).

How do I change the initial branch name after creating it?

You can rename the current branch using git branch -m <newname>. So,

git init --initial-branch=booger

could also be accomplished by

git init
git branch -m booger

git help

You can use

git <command> -h to see how to use a git command or
git help <command> to read the full docs regarding the command.