Config
The very first step of any project is to create a repository. A Git "repository" (or "repo") represents a single project. You'll typically have one repository for each project you work on.
A repo is essentially just a directory that contains a project (other directories and files). The only difference is that it also contains a hidden .git directory. That hidden directory is where Git stores all of its internal tracking and versioning information for the project.
WebFlyx
In this course, we'll be managing content for "WebFlyx", an imaginary self-hosted video streaming application. WebFlyx serves content directly from a Git repo!
Assignment
Navigate to somewhere on your filesystem where you'd like to store your project. Once you're there, create a new directory called webflyx and cd into it.
mkdir webflyx
cd webflyx
Once inside, create a new Git repository:
git init
You should now have a hidden .git directory in your webflyx directory. This means you've successfully created a new Git repository! List (ls -a) the contents of the directory to confirm.
Run and submit the CLI tests from the root of the webflyx directory.
The Boot.dev CLI requires you to be signed in to submit your solution!
Copy/paste one of the following commands into your terminal:
Run
bootdev run fda2c302-cb1e-4ed1-910c-609d85d33e4a
Submit
bootdev run fda2c302-cb1e-4ed1-910c-609d85d33e4a -s
Run the CLI commands to test your solution.
- ls .git
- Expecting exit code: 0
- Expecting stdout to contain all of:
- HEAD
- config
- description
- hooks
- info
- objects
- refs
Using the Bootdev CLI
The Bootdev CLI is the only way to submit your solution for this type of lesson. We need to be able to run commands in your environment to verify your solution.
You can install it here. It's a Go program hosted on GitHub, so you'll need Go installed as well. Instructions are on the GitHub page.