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+GIT tutorial on kernel.org:
+http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gittutorial.html
+
+GIT for those who are used to centralized SCMs:
+http://media.pragprog.com/titles/tsgit/chap-005-extract.html
+
+Adding files:
+git add *
+
+Committing changes:
+git commit -a "Log message here"
+
+================================================================= NOTE ============================================================
+GIT cannot store empty directories due to a design limitation.
+
+Therefore, this command should be run prior to any commits to ensure your empty directories stick around:
+
+find . -type d -empty -exec touch {}/.gitignore \;
+