Add Existing Codes to New GIT Repo

Add Existing Codes to New GIT Repo

Ref: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4658606/import-existing-source-code-to-github

Background

• Local sources codes exist, want to add / push them to a new remote ((bitbucket/github) GIT repository (without cloning-then-copying-overwriting)

Steps

1. Create the remote repository, and get the URL such as

   git@github.com:/youruser/somename.git or https://github.com/youruser/somename.git

   If your local GIT repo is already set up, skips steps 2 and 3

2. At the root directory of your local source codes

   git init

   • If you initialize the repo with a .gitignore and a README.md you should do

     git pull {url from step 1}

     to ensure ignore

3. Add and commit the initial repo

   git add . git commit -m 'Add codes'

4. Attach your remote repo with the name ‘origin’ git remote add origin {url from step 1}

5. Execute git pull origin master to pull the remote branch so that they are in sync.

6. Push up

    # push all branches
    git push  
   
    # push master branch
    git push origin master  
   
    # switch branch and push
    git checkout -b wy
    git push --set-upstream origin wy 
    git push origin wy