Push existing project into Github

Question

I have a folder with my project sources. How I can push this project into Github\'s repository?

I tried using this steps:

1. I created empty repository o

Answer 1

If you're on a Mac (and this probably works the same on a PC), here's a very easy way to do this. Strangely enough I've looked high and low for this simple process and never found it.

• Do not do anything on Github (other than having an account, and not having used up all your available repos).
• Download GitHub for Mac and install. Go through the account setup, etc. Do NOT create any repositories for your existing project.
• "Add New Local Repository" in repositories.
• Select your existing folder. It'll ask if you want to do that, say yes.
• Once done, you'll see a list of all your files, etc. Commit them.
• Go to Repositories and Publish (this will create the new repo on GitHub for you, if you set up your account properly).
• Go to Repositories and Push (you'll either see the "nothing to push" thing, or it'll push your files/changes to the newly-auto-made repo).
  • Wonder why you could not find this simple process anywhere else.

I know it is not recommended to use the project folder as the repo folder. I do it all the time, it always works, it makes it simple, and I never have any trouble with it.