Adding files to the GitHub repository with Git

💡 Adding new files to the GitHub repository with Git.

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1.- Run git pull origin main command to download the latest changes from the remote repository to the local repository. Developers use this command if a teammate has made commits to a branch on a remote, and they would like to reflect those changes in their local environment.

git pull origin main

2.- If you create a new file in the project and execute git status command, the file appears in red indicating that the working directory has changed.

(Working Directory - Modified)

3.- Add the file to staging area with git add <file_name> command.

(Staging area)

git add 30class.rb

Or the easiest way to add all files to staging area is using git add . command.

git add .

4.- Execute git commit -m <message> command to create a message with the change. This command saves the snapshot to the project history and completes the change-tracking process. In "message" you must write a description of the changes.

(Directory .git - Committed)

git commit -m "<message>"

If you want to give more details in the message, you can run git commit -a command to open a file editor.

git commit -a

Write the message and exit the editor with ESC + Shift + : and then write :wq to save this message. (On Mac)

5.- Push changes with git push origin main command. This command updates the remote repository with any commits made locally to a branch.

git push origin main

6.- View historical changes with git log command, this command shows us the structures of each commit in the project history.

git log

References:

https://git-scm.com/book/es/v2