Transfer a gist to a GitHub repository
clone the gist
git clone https://gist.github.com/ishu3101/6fb35afd237e42ef25f9
rename the directory
mv 6fb35afd237e42ef25f9 ConvertTo-Markdown
change the working directory to the newly renamed directory
cd ConvertTo-Markdown
create a new repository on github
add the github repository as a remote to your checked out gist repository
git remote add github https://github.com/ishu3101/ConvertTo-Markdown
push to the new repository on github
git push github master
rename the remote of gist
git remote rename origin gist
Each time you make changes (or pull changes from github/gist), you can do
git push github master # To github
git push gist master # To gist
This will also push back your changes to the gist and not only the github repo.
being a noob like myself I got an error trying to follow these steps :(
I got stuck in git remote, first got an error and I panicked and did not write it down but it stated my repository was not empty and prompted me to make a pull first. Then instead of a pull I quit and started my command line again (using mac terminal). Created a new repository as the 4th steps ask, and got stuck again but now with a message that says "remote GitHub already exists. Please help!