How do I add Git version control Bitbucket to an existing source code folder

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How can I add the contents of an existing folder to Git version control   The tutorial here covers the case of making a directory and then adding source contents to it  I have some source code in a folder that is path dependent and don t want to move it   So  how can I just go into my folder and make it a repository

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Final working solution using  Arrigo response and  Samitha Chathuranga comment  I ll put all together to build a full response for this question    Suppose you have your project folder on PC  Create a new repository on bitbucket   Press on I have an existing project   Open Git CMD console and type command 1 from second picture go to your project folder on your PC  Type command git init Type command git add --all Type command 2 from second picture  git remote add origin YOUR LINK TO REPO  Type command git commit -m  my first commit  Type command git push -u origin master   Note  if you get error unable to detect email or name  just type following commands after 5th step    git config --global user email  yourEmail    your email at Bitbucket  git config --global user name  yourName    your name at Bitbucket

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You can init a Git directory in an directory containing other files  After that you can add files to the repository and commit there   Create a project with some code     mkdir my project   cd my project   echo  foobar   gt  some file   Then  while inside the project s folder  do an initial commit     git init   git add some file   git commit -m  Initial commit    Then for using Bitbucket or such you add a remote and push up     git remote add some name user host repo   git push some name   You also might then want to configure tracking branches  etc  See git remote set-branches and related commands for that

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The commands are given in your Bitbucket account  When you open the repository in Bitbucket  it gives you the entire list of commands you need to execute in the order  What is missing is where exactly you need to execute those commands  Git CLI  SourceTree terminal    I struggled with these commands as I was writing these in Git CLI  but we need to execute the commands in the SourceTree terminal window and the repository will be added to Bitbucket

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I have a very simple solution for this problem  You don t need to use the console   TLDR  Create repo  move files to existing projects folder  SourceTree will ask you where his files are  locate the files  Done  your repo is in another folder   Long answer    Create your new repository on Bitbucket Click  Clone in SourceTree  Let the program put your new repo where it wants  in my case SourceTree created a new folder in My Documents  Locate in windows explorer your new repository folder  Cut the  hg and README  or anything else you find in that folder  Paste it in the location where is your existing project Return to SourceTree and it will say  Error encountered      just click OK On the left side you will have your repository but with red message  Repository Moved or Deleted  Click on that  Now you will see Repository Missing popup  Click on Change Folder and locate your existing project folder where you have moved the files mentoned earlier   Thats it    Tips  Clone in SourceTree option is not available right after you create new repository so you first have to click on Create Readme File for that option to become available

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User johannes told you how to do add existing files to a Git repository in a general situation  Because you talk about Bitbucket  I suggest you do the following    Create a new repository on Bitbucket  you can see a Create button on the top of your profile page  and you will go to this page    Fill in the form  click next and then you automatically go to this page    Choose to add existing files and you go to this page    You use those commands and you upload the existing files to Bitbucket  After that  the files are online

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