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I am trying to find a git repository on my VM running Ubuntu. I assume it has been created, but not sure. What is the best way to find out if any git repository is present? I have installed git.

Nash
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  • Does this answer your question? [How can I view all the git repositories on my machine?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2020812/how-can-i-view-all-the-git-repositories-on-my-machine) – Aissaoui Ahmed Jan 30 '23 at 11:40

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If you would like to search your entire system for a git repo, then I would advise using find.

Every git repo has a .git folder, so by using find to search for them, you could return every directory that contains a .git folder.

$ find ~ -type d -name ".git" -print

This will output all folders that are git repositories within your user account.

Otherwise if you want to check if the directory you are in is already a git repo, you would simply run:

$ git status

It will return either 

fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

or

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Ryen Nelsen
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On the topmost level directory of your repo, you can try:

 $ cd .git

If it is not failing, then certainly that is a git repository.

Every git repository has a .git hidden directory at its topmost level.

Hope it helps.. :)

Tarun Gaba
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On the directory you assume that is a repository, try following command:

$ git status

If this directory contains a repository, it will show something like this:

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bonsagg
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