#--------------------------------------------------
#### create a directory
mkdir git-repo
cd git repo
#### download a copy of the initial upload
git clone https://USERNAME@bitbucket.org/SLAC-IEPM/imc14-tulip.git
cd imc14-tulip/
#### setup account
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email you@example.com
#### make changes
# vim ....
#### to see the status of the files (modified vs. unmodified)
git status
#### to commit files the -a option allows us to skip the explicit staging of the files
git commit -a -m "I revised section XYZ."
#### to upload the files the server
git push origin master
#### to view commit history
git log
#miscellaneous info
#--------------------------------------------------
#do not add or delete files with simple mv or rm, instead use git
git mv abstract.tex to anotherfilename.tex
#to add new/untracked files
git add <filename>
#then you'll upload them in the same manner
git commit -m "added file <filename>"
git push -u origin master
Example
[cottrell@iepm ~]$ mkdir git-repo
[cottrell@iepm ~]$ cd git-repo
[cottrell@iepm ~/git-repo]$ git clone https://rlacotrell@bitbucket.org/SLAC-IEPM/imc14-tulip.git
Cloning into 'imc14-tulip'...
Password for 'https://rlacotrell@bitbucket.org':
remote: Counting objects: 66, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (64/64), done.
remote: Total 66 (delta 14), reused 0 (delta 0)
Unpacking objects: 100% (66/66), done.
[cottrell@iepm ~/git-repo]$ cd imc14-tulip/
[cottrell@iepm imc14-tulip]$ git config --global user.name "Cottrell"
[cottrell@iepm imc14-tulip]$ git config --global user.email cottrell@slac.stanford.edu