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Re: basic git operations

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On 11/22/25 18:08, Stefan Ram wrote:
>    I hope this is the correct newsgroup!
> 
>    I taught relativity courses in adult education centers,
>    but I do not get "git". Even the most basic uses are a
>    total mystery to me.
> 
>    Before, I edit a project folder, I just make a zipped
>    backup of the whole folder. This is my version control.
>    From time to time, I delete some older zip files, then.
> 
>    Today, I decided to give git another try, and it was,
>    again, not easy. I decided, for now, to just use it as
>    a delta optimized backup solution for versions. As a start.
> 
>    But it seams, even the dear chatbot does not know the most
>    basic parts.
> 
>    I copied my project files and directories to a directory D.
> 
>    Then, in D (i.e., after "cd D"), I said,
> 
> git init .
> git add .
> 
>    and got "fatal: This operation must be run in a work tree".
>    What is a work tree?? (Don't answer this! By now I know.)
> 
>    Only after a long dialog, we figured out, git has to be told
>    where that work tree is supposed to be for you, so:
> 
> git init .
> set "GIT_WORK_TREE=D"
> git add .
> . . .
> 
>    (or use "git --work-tree=D"). This, then, worked.
> 
>    So how come even the chatbot can't get something simple as this
>    right the first time? Maybe I'm using the wrong approach?
> 
>    I'm using git on Windows, by the way, and have no other
>    variables set starting with "GIT_" in my environment.
> 
>    I just need these four operations:
> 
> - Do whatever is needed once to setup the repo.
> - Add all my files to the repo as a new "version".
> - List all versions added so far.
> - Extract one of the listed versions from the repo.
> 
>    And to do this I now use (always after "cd D"):
> 
> - git init
> - set "GIT_WORK_TREE=D"; git add .; git commit -m "..."
> - git log --oneline
> - git checkout ...
> 
>    . As I know that my git brain is very small, I try to make things
>    as simple as possible for myself. As soon as terms like "staging
>    area" are mentioned, my tiny git brain totally shuts down.
> 
> 

what happens when you type:

git config -l

Maybe you installed it a while ago and set up a non standard core.worktree?

Not something I ever do, but I vaguely remember that you can.

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basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 18:08 +0000
  Re: basic git operations Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-22 18:33 +0000
    Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 18:46 +0000
    Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 20:34 +0000
      Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 21:13 +0000
      Re: basic git operations Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-22 21:59 +0000
        Re: basic git operations Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-22 23:11 +0000
  Re: basic git operations pa@see.signature.invalid (Pierre Asselin) - 2025-11-22 19:52 +0000
    Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 20:10 +0000
      Re: basic git operations Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-22 21:57 +0000
      Re: basic git operations Beej Jorgensen <beej@beej.us> - 2025-11-24 20:23 +0000
        Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-24 20:38 +0000
        Re: basic git operations Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-24 23:37 +0000
          Re: basic git operations Beej Jorgensen <beej@beej.us> - 2025-11-25 22:06 +0000
            Re: basic git operations Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-26 00:53 +0000
  Re: basic git operations Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-22 20:00 +0000
    Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 20:19 +0000
      Re: basic git operations Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-11-22 20:24 +0000
        Re: basic git operations ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2025-11-22 20:37 +0000
  Re: basic git operations Beej Jorgensen <beej@beej.us> - 2025-11-24 19:51 +0000
    Re: basic git operations Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-24 22:27 +0000
      Re: basic git operations Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-24 23:41 +0000

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