Push an existing local git repo to Github

This is something I regularly end up needing to do; maybe writing this down will help me remember how to do in future!

1. If you haven’t already, create a new repo in Github
2. From the comand line in your local project folder type: git init
3. Include your new files in your local repo: git add .
4. Step 3 also stages the files, so now commit them to your local repo: git commit -m "replace with your commit message"
5. Get the https url of your GitHub repo and add this as your remote repo:
   • git remote add origin your_remote_repo_url
   • git remote -v
6. Now push your local changes to your remote repo: git push -f origin master

Refresh your repo on GitHub and , hey presto, there’s all your files