Thursday, August 2, 2018

Adding a code repository to git hub

1. Create a new Repository in github. and get the git repository url using clone button of the repository.

2. Open cmd

3. Change the current working directory to your local project.

4. Initialize the local directory as the git repository.
git init

5.Add the files in your new local repository. This stages that them for the first commit
git add .
# Adds the files in the local repository and stages them for commit. To unstage a file, use 'git reset HEAD YOUR-FILE'.

6.Commit the files:
git commit -m "First commit"
# Commits the tracked changes and prepares them to be pushed to a remote repository. To remove this commit and modify the file, use 'git reset --soft HEAD~1' and commit and add the file again.

7.At the top of your GitHub repository's Quick Setup page, click  to copy the remote repository UR


8. In the Command prompt, add the URL for the remote repository where your local repository will be pushed.
git remote add origin remote repository URL
# Sets the new remote
git remote -v
# Verifies the new remote URL
9.Push the changes in your local repository to GitHub.

git push origin master
# Pushes the changes in your local repository up to the remote repository you specified as the origin
10 .Pushing changes forcefully in your local repository to GitHub.

git push origin master --force
# Pushes the changes in your local repository up to the remote repository you specified as the origin