Start with git help. To bring this into the realm of perl, once you have become familiar with the basics of git and are ready to start manipulating it from within Perl (or using Perl to extend it, take a look at cpan's git modules. You do not need to use perl to extend or drive git, but there are quite a few perl-based tools out there already.

See The official Git website, which provides links for community support, as well as a link to the "Pro Git" (free) book. While many of us use Git here, the question as posted isn't really a Perl-related question, and isn't "seeking Perl wisdom."

Probably the single biggest intellectual-hurdle that you need to overcome, with regards to git, is that there is no “centralized, authoritative ‘server’.”   Instead, “a repository is nothing-more and nothing-less than a directory.”   All of them are potentially “authoritative.”   Ordinary file-synchronization techniques are used.   The “minimal git setup” is, quite literally, your own machine.

Thank you. I apologize for this not being related to PERL. My thinking when I asked is that since programmers accentuate using some form of version control that the subject would be within the realms of PERL programming. I am still new to this and I appreciate your input. Sherman

A while back I posted a mass of code and it was suggested that I post it on GitHub. After researching what a github was, I created the following cheat sheet for myself. Maybe it will help you.

Do one-time when git is installed for the first time
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$ git config --global user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
$ git config --global user.email you@yourdomain.example.com


Create a new local and remote repository
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Execute from the directory containing your source files

$ git init                    creates a subdirectory and builds reposi
+tory in it
$ git add .                    add all files to repository
$ git status                    verify staged files
$ git commit                    commit staged files
$ git remote add origin https://github.com/jmlynesjr/remote-repository
+-name    create remote repository
$ git push -u origin master            upload to remote repository

Update an existing repository
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Execute from directory containing your source files

$ git add file1                           add new or modified files

$ git status                    verify files were added

$ git commit                    commit to local repository

$ git push origin master            push to remote repository
username
password

Additional Commands
-------------------

$ git ls-files                                  list all files in the 
+repository

$ git rm filename                               remove a file from the
+ repository


Documentation
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usr/share/doc/git-doc/user-manual.html
[download]

James