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| home folder.<br><br>In Windows terms, this is the same as:<br><br> `C:\Users\UserName\Source\Repos`<br> |
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|| This is the user account, followed by the computer name and separated by an `@`<br><br>Literally: *User **at** Computer*<br> |
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|| Tells us that we are running in MinGW 64 bit<br> |
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|| Shows we are in the `~/Source/Repos` folder, where `~` is the user's (your) home folder.<br><br>In Windows terms, this is the same as:<br><br> `C:\Users\UserName\Source\Repos`<br> |
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## Setting up Microsoft Terminal to use Git Bash as a CLI
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At home, if you have installed using Git-SCM installer then the default location for Git is: `c:\program files\git`. If you have Laragon installed using the default installation location, then you should find Git in the `C:\Laragon\bin\git` folder.
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> At TAFE, we have a different location, `c:\ProgramData\git` or even `C:\ProgramData\Laragon\bin\git`.
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Use the browse to locate the folder and find either the `git.exe` or the `bash.exe` file in the `bin` folder.
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This should then show `%USERPROFILE%` in a text field and `Browse` button underneath...
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Finally you are able to open the new terminal by clicking on the `v` and selecting your custom terminal or using the short-cut it shows on the right next to your custom terminal.
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Let's presume the new project will be in the `Duck-Rogers` folder.
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Use the `pwd` command to verify the folder:
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The command prompt will now show either `(master)` or `(main)` - if it is `master`, we will show you later how to (a) change it to `main` for the current project and (b) to make `main` the default.
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### Option 3: Initialise project with existing files
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The best part of this is that you are basically able to use the previous options, except the folder already exists.
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For example, if `Duck-Rogers` already exist and has files, then, if we are at the parent folder for Duck-Rogers we can use the `git init Duck-Rogers` command.
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If you are in the `Duck-Rogers` folder and there are files in the folder then using the `git init .` command will do the same thing.
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## Verify Repository was Created
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Notice the last line. The `d` at the start tells you it is a folder (directory), and its name is `.git`. It is a hidden folder.
Now when you enter `git commit` the Notepad editor will open. The command line will tell you it is waiting for the editor to close a file (`COMMIT_MESSAGE`).
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