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+# USER'S QUICK REFERENCE
+*************************************************
+*IMPORTANT:*
+* *THIS SERVER DOES NOT SUPPORT GIT-LFS*
+* *YOU MAY ACCESS THIS SERVER VIA SSH OR HTTPS*
+*************************************************
+
+## CLONE A REPO (onto the user local PC)
+
+`git clone git@git.barcelli.net:myrepo`			(You will need ssh authentication to clone and push)
+
+`git clone https://git.barcelli.net/git/myrepo`		(You won't need authentication to clone with https, but you will need it to push to the repo)
+
+
+## ADD A REPO AS REMOTE (to a local repo on the user PC)
+
+`git remote add origin git@git.barcelli.net:myrepo.git`			(If you want to use ssh)
+
+`git repote add origin https://git.barcelli.net/git/myrepo.git`		(if you want to use https)
+
+
+# ADMINISTRATOR'S QUICK REFERENCE
+
+## PROVIDE ACCESS (Users will have access to all repositories in the server)
+
+1. Add the user's ssh public key to server		(for ssh access)
+
+2. `sudo htpasswd -m /etc/apache2/git.passwd user1`	(for https access)
+
+3. No need to add any credentials for read-only access via https
+
+
+## CREATE A NEW REPOSITORY (on the server by the administrator)
+
+You may use either of the following:
+
+1. Run the following commands:
+	```
+	cd /home/git
+	sudo mkdir myrepo.git
+	sudo chown -R git:www-data myrepo.git
+	sudo chmod g+s myrepo.git
+	cd myrepo.git
+	sudo git init --bare
+	cd ..
+	sudo chown -R git:www-data myrepo.git
+	sudo chmod -R 775 myrepo.git
+	```
+2. Run the following script as sudo:
+
+	`sudo ./create_repo.sh myrepo`
+
+
+# REFERENCES
+
+https://git-scm.com/			Git official documentation
+
+https://learn.smt-acc.com/		Free introductory course to Git with certification
+
+
+
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-USER'S QUICK REFERENCE
-----------------------
-
-*************************************************
-*IMPORTANT: THIS SERVER DOES NOT SUPPORT GIT-LFS*
-*************************************************
-
-*********************************************
-*YOU MAY ACCESS THIS SERVER VIA SSH OR HTTPS*
-*********************************************
-
-CLONE A REPO (onto the user local PC)
--------------------------------------
-
-	git clone git@git.barcelli.net:myrepo		#You will need ssh authentication to clone and push.
-
-	git clone https://git.barcelli.net/git/myrepo	#You won't need authentication to clone with https,
-							#but you will need it to push to the repo.
-
-
-ADD A REPO AS REMOTE (to a local repo on the user PC)
------------------------------------------------------
-
-	git remote add origin git@git.barcelli.net:myrepo.git		#If you want to use ssh.
-
-	git repote add origin https://git.barcelli.net/git/myrepo.git	#if you want to use https.
-
-
-
-ADMINISTRATOR'S QUICK REFERENCE
--------------------------------
-
-PROVIDE ACCESS (Users will have access to all repositories in the server)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	1. Add the user's ssh public key to server		#for ssh access
-
-	2. sudo htpasswd -m /etc/apache2/git.passwd user1	#for https access
-
-	3. No need to add any credentials for read-only access via https
-
-
-CREATE A NEW REPOSITORY (on the server by the administrator)
-------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	Run the following commands:
-
-		cd /home/git
-		sudo mkdir myrepo.git
-		sudo chown -R git:www-data myrepo.git
-		sudo chmod g+s myrepo.git
-		cd myrepo.git
-		sudo git init --bare
-		cd ..
-		sudo chown -R git:www-data myrepo.git
-		sudo chmod -R 775 myrepo.git
-
-	Alternatively you may run the following script as sudo:
-
-		sudo ./create_repo.sh myrepo
-
-
-REFERENCES
-----------
-
-	https://git-scm.com/			#git official documentation
-	https://learn.smt-acc.com/		#free introductory course to Git with certification
-
-