Github FAQ

The questions below assume that you’re using GitHub.  Mileage may vary if you’re using another internet git provider.

How do I connect a local repo to a remote repo?

Let’s say you’ve created a local repository on your machine, but there is no corresponding remote repository.

1. On GitHub, create a new repo.
2. Copy the repo’s URL, https://github.com/AGithubUser/my-repository-name.git.
3. Open a terminal and move into the directory of the local repo.
4. Execute git remote add origin https://github.com/AGithubUser/my-repository-name.git
5. You can then push to the remote by git push -u origin master

Questions to come…

• What is a remote?
• What is origin?
• What is HEAD?
• What is a merge conflict?
• What is a branch?