Getting Started with git and Gitorious

Gitorious — is an internet service, providing infrastructure for managing project. It uses git as a Version Control System.

In order to start using Gitorious, one should have a registration. Doing this is simple — just visit

http://gitorious.org/users/new

Then a public key should be uploaded, an important step in the registration process.

First OpenSSH should be installed. Most present Linux distributions have it installed by default. If it's not — in Ubuntu and similar distros it's done easily:

sudo apt-get install openssh

For Windows the necessary commands would be included in the git distribution.

Then ssh-keygen should be run. During the command execution a pass-phrase would be asked — should not be Your root or any user accounts password!

The public key would be stored for exaple in:

/home/<your_user_name>/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

Executing cat /home/<your_user_name>/.ssh/id_rsa.pub would show key's content. The content should be copy/pasted to Gitorious' dedicated form.

Fill in the simple form at http://gitorious.org/new.

How? Quickly looking at git push help.

In fact, on Your page, while empty, You will be given the command that will perform the download files on Gitorious.

• Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So
• Git User Manual
• man git