Hi John, On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, John McWilliam wrote: > > > 1. I am a total beginner here and am constantly seeing referals to > "~/FileName" This is obviously shorthand for something but what? Is it the > location of the Git program directory or perhaps my working tree. How can I > define this? >
The "~" symbol is the tilde symbol. It is shorthand for your home directory. To get to your home directory, on UNIX, type "cd". This is shorthand for "change directory", and if you type "cd" and press return, by default it will put you into your home directory. You cannot define "~". > 2. Is the use of SSH keys necessary or can this be bypassed. To date I > have tried unsuccessfully to generate private and public keys using Putty? > Using SSH keys can be bypassed. If you're using GitHub, for example, use the clone URL that start with HTTPS, instead of the one that start with git@github. You'll be obliged to enter your GitHub credentials for certain operations. Good luck! -- Rick Umali / Author: "Learn Git in a Month of Lunches" / www.manning.com/umali -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
