'How to access init subcommand in github

I was creating my directory on terminal which is;

                mkdir root/my-repo
                cd root/my-repo
                root@shell:-my-repo# git init (//doesn't work)

Reinitialized existing Git repository in /root/my-repo/.git/ (error) Can anyone explain what mistake I made and not not letting me in? Thanks

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Solution 1:[1]

When you run the git init command, a hidden folder called .git is created in the directory. You can verify that by running ls -a inside root/my-repo/. If that is the case, you are good to go.

If for some reason you need to create the repo again, you can:

  1. Create a new folder and run git init
  2. Detele the .git inside root/my-repo and run git init again

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