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==<center>Initializing a Repository</center>==
*Initializing a Repository in an existing Directory
*:If you are starting to track an existing project in Git, '''you need to go to that project's directory''' and type

 git init

This command creates a new subdirectory named ''.git'' that contains necessary repository files.<br />
If you want to start version controlling existing files:

 git add *.c
 git add README

 git add .

Adds files in the current directory '''recersively'''

 git commit -m "Initial project version"

At this point, you have a Git repository with tracked files and an initial commit.
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