GitHub: Push your first file to new repo

We created new repo in my previous post, now we will push a file for the first time.

My test repo for this post

1. Firstly enter your github account and open your repo.
2. Open your terminal, go to your file.

For example I have a test file(Name: PAFNR) on my Desktop for use this post. And there is a .md file(Markdown/.md is a plain-text file format.) inside of PAFNR file.

You should see on terminal your file

3.Write `git init` command on your terminal and enter. You will create a .git file in your file.

Terminal gives an info like that : Initialized empty Git repository in `../Desktop/PAFNR/.git/`

.git file can be hidden. Write the google ‘showing hidden files on Mac / Windows / Linux’

4. Write `git add .` It adds / stages all of the files in the current directory.

To view the git status enter `git status` and you will see your file as red. Which means that your file is not staged yet.

5. Enter `git commit -m “Write here your message”`.

6. In your terminal/command line, type `git remote add origin https…`

You will get https… part from your github repo, click code and you will see HTTPS as screenshoot.

`git remote add origin https://github.com/Hvlkrs/TestMedium.git`

Connects local repository to remote one.

7. Push your branch to Github; `git push -u origin main`

8. Go back to the folder/repository screen on Github that you just left, and refresh it, and you should see your files there.