Is there a good way to do this or are we subject to forcible diffing between the .zip/worked on code and a newly checked out, git remote connected repo?

Keeping your code repositories in-house is a good way to avoid security leaks. Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to connect to a Gogs local repository from the Git command line.

In this git clone command tutorial, we provide an example of how to do the latter. Before you start, set up a local network connection and a local Git installation. Here's how to clone your ...