Question

I just installed Git on OSX 10.8.2 and I’m trying to learn how to use it.

I installed Git (git-1.8.1.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg) and GitHub for OSX (which looks like a nice GUI for Git). I also installed Git CLI. But the local repositories I am adding, initing, and committing using the CLI are not showing up in GitHub for OSX.

How can I make them sync up?

Using the CLI, cd’d into a folder with a bunch of text files, then did:

    git init
    git add *
    git commit -m "added new files"

But in my GitHub for OSX client, even after I refresh, I don’t see my new local repository.

I’m not pushing to a remote GitHub repository, only using local repositories.

I checked out my ~/.gitconfig file, and the username and e-mail address there seem to match the one I entered in the GitHub for OSX Preferences/login.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

The GitHub for Mac client will only automatically show repositories pushed to GitHub.com. For repositories which are “local” only, you need to drag/drop the folder from Finder into GitHub for Mac, as mentioned here: http://mac.github.com/help.html#faq-add-repositories