Bing Copilot for simple developer related tasks: example Github

Obviously you can search for the documentation yourself, but this does illustrate a different way of thinking.

Question :  what git commands do I need to start a new project

Answer (Bing Copilot):

To start a new project with Git, you can follow these steps:

```markdown

1. **Create a new directory** for your project:

    ```

    mkdir my_project

    cd my_project

    ```

2. **Initialize a new Git repository** in your project directory:

    ```

    git init

    ```

3. **Create a new file** or **add existing files** to the project directory.

4. **Add the files** to the Git staging area:

    ```

    git add .

    ```

    The `.` adds all new and modified files to the staging area.

5. **Commit the files** to the Git repository:

    ```

    git commit -m "Initial commit"

    ```

    The `-m` flag lets you add a commit message inline.

6. **Check the status** of your Git repository:

    ```

    git status

    ```

    This will show you the state of your working directory versus the repository.

7. If you want to **push your project to a remote repository** (like GitHub), you would first create a new repository on GitHub, then **add the remote repository** to your local Git repository:

    ```

    git remote add origin <your-github-repo-url>

    ```

8. Finally, **push your local repository** to the remote repository:

    ```

    git push -u origin master

    ```

    This pushes your commits to the `master` branch of the remote repository.

```

Remember to replace `<your-github-repo-url>` with the actual URL of your GitHub repository. Happy coding! 😊