GitHubis popular hosting service for Git repositories. With GitHub, you can share your code and collaborate with others.

Instructions

• In your project, initialize a Git repository:$ git initCopy to clipboard
• Check the status of which files and folders are new or have been edited:$ git statusCopy to clipboard
• Tell Git to start tracking your files and folders:$ git add .Copy to clipboardIf you want to track a single folder or file, use its name:$ git add app/ $ git add config/routes.rb
• Verify that everything was committed correctly:$ git status
• Save the changes you made, with a message describing what changed:$ git commit -m "Initial commit"
• On GitHub, create a new repository with a short, memorable name:
• After creating a repository, copy the git commands under the “…or push an existing repository from the command line”, and paste them into the terminal. These commands will add a remote repository, and then push your local repository to the remote repository.Want to learn more? Check out ourcourse on Git and GitHub.

$ git init
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$ git init

$ git status
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$ git status

$ git add .
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$ git add .

$ git add app/
$ git add config/routes.rb

$ git status

$ git commit -m "Initial commit"

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