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− <li>Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub<br>
+ <li><u>Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub</u><br>
  1) On your local computer, initialize the folder you want to adds as a repository:<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>
    - <b>cd</b> to the folder that contains the work you'd like to track/backup<br>
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    - <b>git remote add origin <i>github-repository-url</i></b><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
        <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>
+ address into the line of code above<br><br>
  4) On your local computer, merge the two repositories (local and online):<br>
  4) On your local computer, merge the two repositories (local and online):<br>
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  6) On your local computer, commit that add:<br>
  6) On your local computer, commit that add:<br>
    - <b>git commit -m "Message here"</b><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>
+         Change <i>Message here</i> to a brief description of the reason for the commit (ex: Initial commit). Make sure to keep ""<br><br>
−   7) On your local computer, make sure/change the branch name to the name listed in the online repository:<br>
+   7) On your local computer, change (if required) 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>
    - <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>
+     - 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 the branch to<br>
−         Use <b>git branch</b> to verify change<br><br>
+     - Use <b>git branch</b> to verify the change<br><br>
  8) On your local computer, push your commit:<br>
  8) On your local computer, push your commit:<br>
    - <b>git push -u origin main</b><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>
+         You'll need to enter your GitHub profile name and your Personal Access Token to complete the push<br><br>
+   9) At this point your online GitHub repository should be the same as the working folder on your local computer.<br>
+   You can now continue to code and push/pull to GitHub as needed to track/update changes. Good luck, if it doesn't work don't blame me ... I only work here :) <br>
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