Setting up a local repo and pushing to github

gistfile1.txt

Global setup:
 Set up git
  git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
  git config --global user.email youremail@gmail.com
        
Next steps:
  mkdir test
  cd test
  git init
  touch README
  git add README
  git commit -m 'first commit'
  git remote add origin git@github.com:yourname/test.git
  git push -u origin master
      
Existing Git Repo?
  cd existing_git_repo
  git remote add origin git@github.com:yourname/test.git
  git push -u origin master