Gin HOWTO

This page is to provide some basics and principles for people who intend to start using Gin.

Note

If you are completely new to the concepts such as “repositories” and “git”, start reading from Getting started with “repositories”, and then probably follow the order of the document.

If you feel familiar to how to work with Git and GitHub, then first read Tips for git/git-annex users to grasp some notable differences between Gin and Git.

Table of contents:

• Getting started with “repositories”
  • What is a repository?
  • Why use repositories?
• Introduction to Gin
  • Get registered as a Gin user
  • User interface options
• Gin Repository primer
  • Identification of a repository
  • Accessing to a repository
  • Creating a repository
  • Listing available repositories
  • Updating a repository
  • Downloading a repository for the first time (cloning)
  • Synchronizing a repository
• Working with WinGIN
  • Getting started
  • How to manage your repository
• Tips for git/git-annex users

To the extent possible under law, Keisuke Sehara has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to Gin HOWTO. This work is published from: Germany.