initialize git

A repository must exist on github

• go to your git hub
• create a repository
• Do not add a readme file if you are initializing from a local directory

the reason you don't do that is because it might cause merge conflicts you have to deal with

• Once the repository is created github will provide you directions to initilize it.

From your local directory

• git init

-b will allow you to initalize with a different branch name other than Main

• git commit -m "first commit"
• git branch -M main

The -M or -m branch is just so you can rename it

• git remote add origin https://github.com/Ditmanson/test.git

git remote other options include rename, remove, set-head, set-branches, set-url, get-url, prune

• git push -u origin main

-u is shorthand for --set-ustream you can also add a -f or --force if github gives you a warning