Create Repository

Remote repository (in your Github account)

• Click on “+” icon (top right corner) > New Repository
• Enter repository a name
• Enter rerepository description
• Select private (or public)
• You can add README, .gitignore and License
• Click “Create repository” button

Local repository (your personal PC or company’s PC)

• Create a folder named “git-repositories” in other than desktop or “C:” drive
• Go to “git-repositories” and create a folder name “<remote repo name>” (i.e. “demo-repo1”)
• Go to that folder (i.e. “demo-repo1”)
  • Right click
  • Git bash here

Now execute following commands:

# Create local repository:
git init

# Now add files if you want

# Check status:
git status

# Staging:
git add .

# Check status:
git status

# Commit changes:
git commit --message "<message here>"

Link to Remote Repository

Copy and note down ssh url of the remote repository. Now execute following commands:

git remote add origin <repository ssh url>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Clone Repository

Copy remote repository url (ssh url)

Now

• Go to “git-repositories” folder (i.e., “F:\git-repositories”)
• Right click > Git Bash Here
• Execute git clone command (shown below)

git clone <repository ssh url>

# example: git clone git@github.com:hovermind/demo-repo3.git