Create a GitHub Repo and Commit

• Step 1: Initialize Git in your project folder
• Step 2: Add files and make your first commit
• Step 3: Create a new repository on GitHub (via CLI)

Initialize Git in your Project Folder

cd path/to/your/project-folder

Navigate to your project directory

git init

It transforms the Directory into Git Repository, allowing Git to track changes within it.

Add files and make your first commit

git add .

It adds all new, modified, and deleted files in the current directory and its subdirectories to the staging area (also known as the index).

git commit -m "Initial Commit"

It captures a snapshot of the currently staged changes, creating a new point in the project’s history.

Create a new repository

gh repo create project-folder --public --source=. --remote=origin --push

gh repo create

• Tells GitHub CLI to create a new repository.

project-folder

• The name of the repository you want to create on GitHub.

--public

• Makes the repo public (visible to everyone).

• Alternatives:

  • --private → repo visible only to you (and collaborators).

  • --internal → (for GitHub Enterprise).

--source=.

• Tells GitHub CLI to use the current directory (.) as the source for the repo.

--remote=origin

• After creating the repo, it automatically sets the remote name to origin.

• origin is the conventional name for the remote pointing to GitHub.

• Equivalent to running:

    git remote add origin https://github.com/<your-username>/my-repo-name.git
  

--push

• Pushes your local commits to the GitHub repo immediately.

• Equivalent to:

    git push -u origin main
  

  Note: Instead of manually creating a repo in GitHub + copying the URL + adding remote + pushing, this one command automates it.

Difficulty: ⭐ Beginner