GitHub Frequently Used Tips and Tricks

Adding an Existing project to GitHub

1. Create a new repository(repo) on GitHub.
   
2. In command prompt open Git Bash
3. Change the current working directory to your local project.
4. Initialize the local directory as a Git repository.
git init

5. Add (stage) the files in your new local repository.
git add .

6. Commit staged files locally.
git commit -m "initial commit"

7. In GitHub copy the https url of your newly created repo (e.g https://github.com/xxxxxxx.git)
   
8. In the command prompt, add the URL for the remote repository where your local repository will be pushed.
git remote add origin https://github.com/xxxxxxx.git
   
git remote -v

9. Push the changes in your local repository to GitHub.
   git push -f origin master