How To Add A Project To Github

This blog will explain how to add an already existing project to your github account.

To add your existing project to GitHub, follow the below steps,

Step 1

Create a Github account.

Step 2  

Once logged in, click on the + icon on the extreme right corner and select New Repository 

Step 3

Here you need to provide the name and description of your repository and also the permissions(Public/Private) which is self explanatory.

Step 4

Navigate to your Project folder in the cmd prompt and type in below commands

• rd .git /S/Q
• git init 
• git add. 
• git commit -m "InitialCommit"
• git remote add origin URLHERE(paste the git url that you get after creating repository)

• git push -u origin master

Enter your GitHub account credentials in the prompt shown to authenticate.

 

 

That's it. this will add your project to your github repository. Go and refresh your Github page and you can see your files are there.