Cloning your repository and pushing code to it

In this recipe, we will take a look at cloning your repository from GitLab to your local machine. When you use Git Bash on Windows, the commands will be the same.

Getting ready

You need to create a new repository in your GitLab instance. In this example, we will use the repository named super-git.

How to do it…

In the following steps, we will set up our repository and push code to it:

1. Go to the newly created repository.
2. Select the URL in the top-right section.
   
3. Go to the folder where you want to check out the project in the terminal. No need to create a new folder for the project.
4. Enter the Git clone command, and change the URL to the URL you just copied:

   $ git clone URL
   

   In my case, the URL is as follows:

   $ git clone git@146.185.139.107:jeroen/super-git.git
   

   The following screenshot shows you the output of this command:

   
5. You can now go to the folder and check whether it is a Git folder by running the following command:

   $ git status
   

   The following screenshot...