Git
Create Local Working Git Repository
Create .gitignore file
Add files and directoires that you DO NOT want put into the .gitignore file. A Rails app might add add the following to the file:
log/*.log
tmp/**/*
.DS_Store
doc/api
doc/app
Add .gitignore to Empty Directoires
$ touch log/.gitignore
$ touch tmp/.gitignore
Initialize Local Git Repository
$ git init
$ git add .
$ git commit -m "Added initial Rails app"
Create “Master” Remote Git Repository
$ ssh server.com
Welcome to server.com!
$ mkdir /var/git/app.git
$ cd /var/git/app.git
$ git --bare init
Initialized empty Git repository in /var/git/app.git
$ exit
Add Remote Repository to Local Repository
$ cd ~/Sites/app
$ git remote add origin username@server.com:git/app.git
Push to Remote
$ git push origin master
Pull from Remote
$ git pull origin master
Clone Remote Repository
$ git clone anotherusername@server.com:git/app.git