Questions installing git on android studio

Thanks for the fast answer Steve that makes a lot more sense to me. But don't I need to set a path to git executable? and also do I need to download any plugins for AS?

I actually did the courses here on git basics I just don't remember a whole lot(I should probably redo them to refresh on it all) and git/github is just a bit overwhelming to me, so I'm sorry for any noob questions I ask in the future lol.

Also do I need to set my system variable path for git?

I don't think there's any plugin needed - AS comes fully integrated with Git.

The only path you might need is the URL to the remote repo once you've created it in Github. But you can do that from AS if you need to.

My view is just play with it - mess about and you'll get there in the end. I've got no formal knowledge of how to do much - I just keep pressing buttons and clicking the mouse and things happen!

I see lol sounds like my kind of method! But in order for you to use git did you need to set your git exec path in AS?

I don't recall doing so, but then I use a Mac which comes with Git as standard.

Have a look about in Preferences - there's a separate section for Version Control. Yes, there's a path in there under the Git sub-section. Again, I'm on a Mac so it knows where that is! /usr/bin/git

So, you may need to do two setup pieces. First, the Git piece where you'll need a path. Then the GitHub piece where you need account name & password.

Ok so inside my windows powershell I am able to use the git command and check my git --version etc.. but inside AS when I try to set my git exec path I can't seem to find my git file anywhere

No. Your Git path is nothing to do with GitHub.

It'll be something like: C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd

Every project has a .git file - that's what it does, a file will be rooted in the root directory of the project so it can oversee changes made in that folder and deeper.

Ok thanks I found my git.exe file but its located inside my programfiles directory not x86 is that still ok?

That's fine, yes. As long as the path leads to the right executable, it can live wherever it wants!

If that's where git.exe is, then that's the right path, yes.

I also appended my git.exe path to the end of my system variable path. Now I just hope someone reply's to the thread for the app lessons that you were helping me out on yesterday.. I would really like to continue those lessons soon

OK cool - so you now have a Git system set up and the ability to use Github as a front end.

Now, you need to get your project pushed up to Github so I can fork it and see if I can solve the issues here. Have you tried to push to Github?

I'm heading off on business for a couple of days so I'll not be as responsive as today, but it is on the lst of stuff to do over the hotel's wifi.

No I haven't tried yet to push to github. I just have to import into version control > share project on github?

Yes, if you have a local git repo. Try it and chase the errors down.

You need to create a local Git repo. Then you initialize it and then add all the files to it. Then you can push to the remote repo.

Sounds complicated; it isn't, though.

Alright so I think I just initialized an empty repository under the name of Ribbit, so now all I have to do is push all my files into my empty repository?

Yep!

What's your Github name?

my github username is xD3R3Kx

So can you see all my code did I do it right?

You're there; I'm following you but your repo is currently empty.

Ok well when I get to the push commits on AS I have 2 options Ribbit & ribbit and both say empty repository, how do I push my code into my empty repository?

Stopped at Cambridge Services. Still nothing in your report that I can see.

Might be worth trying it manually from your project folder in Powershell.

Search the git help for:

Git init (I think you have done that) git add . Git commit -m "initial commit"

Then you add the remote and push it up using git remote push -u origin master, or something.

Alternatively, zip your project and email it to me. My Web page has my email address on it, and my phone number! So I'm not hard to get hold of - just check my profile stuff.

Steve.

I'm a little behind, I think.

There's comment posted in my email that's not on here - and your repo has vanished! I'm around for an hour or so now, if you want to go through it.

Ya sorry I keep deleting the repo because it didn't contain my app file just my 2 java files and that other one with the copyright and random xml files