Tag: git

  • How to install git-lfs to push large files to github

    So instead of running software on the github servers to do WTF ever github has to have done to large files, THEY FORCE YOU TO DO IT. What is a large file? A WHOPPING 50Mb!!! Yesterday it was actually 100mb, today it is now 50mb. Soon it will be 1mb FFS.  That isn’t the bad […]

  • How to fix Composer GitHub API limit (0 calls/hr) is exhausted … errors

    How to fix Composer GitHub API limit (0 calls/hr) is exhausted … errors

    Programming Joke. How does a mechanic start their day? They go to work. They get their tools and start working. How does a carpenter start their day? They go to work. They pick up their tools and begin where they left off the previous day. How does a web developer start their day? They go […]

  • How to fix Github git keeps asking for password with ssh keys

    How to fix Github git keeps asking for password with ssh keys

    This was a super annoying issue I have had for years. I never looked into it because I was lazy. I setup my ssh keys like you probably did and I kept getting prompted for my password. I kept entering it for years because the github docs are not that great and fail to mention […]

  • How to create ssh deploy keys for github

    How to create ssh deploy keys for github

    One issue with creating SSH keys is there are so many ways to do it and no one tells you why they do what they do. A quick search will reveal almost everyone has their own way of doing it.  If you are new to ssh keys I suggest you read this article really quick. […]

  • How to use Multiple ssh deploy keys with Github and Git

    I came across this issue when automating infrastructure provisioning. I needed a way to pull the repository code for my app in the provisioning scripts. I didn’t want to use the ssh keys I have setup for the entire Github account due to security. I discovered that github has the ability for you to add […]

  • How to push an existing project to a Github repository

    While trying to figure out how to do this I found lots of bad info, info that lead to nothing but issues and bugs. I have stay so busy and do so many things I can never remember how to do anything. That is basically why this ENTIRE blog exists, my shit memory. I found […]

  • GIT how to check user settings

    With git you can configure global or per repository settings. Global means any repository on your computer that you want to use will use these settings unless you specify specific settings per repository. The settings I am speaking of are your username, email and remote origin etc.  This article at this link covers the basics […]

  • GIT resources and links

    Articles Semantic versioning with Git tags  .gitignore file what is it, where to put it etc. Git documentation Git configuration documentation Videos Introduction to Git – Core Concepts referenced in video – Pro Git  Visual Git Reference by Mark Lodato Introduction to Git – Branching and Merging Introduction to Git – Remotes