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Re: First time gitr - have some questions

From
Andrew Keller <andrew@kellerfarm.com>
Date
Jan 24, 2011, 19:28 UTC
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On Jan 24, 2011, at 1:20 PM, toltmanns wrote:
> First off, I may be in the wrong place, but I need a sanity check here.
Communication is the most efficient way to implement a sanity check.
> I've downloaded and am attempting to use the git bash app, trying to issue
> the following command and am getting fatal: Not a git repository
> 
> git submodule add git@github.com:toltmanns/steal.git public/steal
I like that error because of how few scenarios can cause it.  Your current working directory is not inside a repository.  'cd' into the repository and try again.
~ Andrew Keller
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