Getting stuff into GitHub

getting-stuff-into-github

This assumes you've already created a github account.

So, you've created something new and wonderful on your local machine and you want to preserve it into github.

On github, create a repository (with license and readme).

On your local machine:

  cd <yourWorkingDirectory> # The root of the Wonderful Thing you created
  # (You might want to create a .gitignore file here, but you don't have to.)
  git init
  git add <file1> <file2> ...
  git commit
  
  git remote add origin https://github.com/<yourGithubUserId>/<yourWonderfulGithubProject>
  git pull origin master # Pulls down your license and readme files; required to get stuff in sync and keep git happy
  git push origin master
  
And you're done!  Congratulations!