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<li>Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub<br>
  1) On your local computer, initialize the folder you want to adds as a repository:<br>
    - <b>cd</b> to the folder that contains the work you'd like to track/backup<br>
    - type <b>git init</b> to initialize the folder for Git tracking<br>
    - type <b>touch .gitignore</b> to create a blank file in that folder, which can later be modify to specify files or types of files you don't want to track (<i>optional step</i>)<br><br>
  2) Go to https://github.com/ , login, and create a repository as described above. Name the repository the same as your working folder you did the git init command in<br><br>
  3) On your local computer link your working folder to the GitHub repsoitory:<br>
    - <b>git remote add origin <i>github-repository-url</i></b><br>
        <i>github-repository-url</i> can be found online. In your repository folder click on the green [<> Code] button then under the Local tab you'll see Clone HTTPS. Click the copy button to paste the
address into the line of code above<br>
  4) On your local computer, merge the two repositories (local and online):<br>
    - <b>git pull origin main</b><br>
        This assumes the GitHub branch is named <i>main</i> in the repository you created online<br><br>
  5) On your local computer, add files to track:<br>
    - <b>git add .</b><br><br>
  6) On your local computer, commit that add:<br>
    - <b>git commit -m "Message here"</b><br>
        Change <i>Message here</i> to a brief description of changes (ex: Initial commit). Keep ""<br><br>
  7) On your local computer, make sure/change the branch name to the name listed in the online repository:<br>
    - <b>git branch</b> tells you the name(s) of the branch(es) with the current one having a * next to it<br>
    - If you need to modify your local computer's branch name use <b>git branch -M main</b> where <i>main</i> is the name to change it to<br><br>
        Use <b>git branch</b> to verify change<br><br>
  8) On your local computer, push your commit:<br>
    - <b>git push -u origin main</b><br>
        You'll need to enter your GitHub profile name and your Personal Access Token<br><br>
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