How to convert existing non-empty directory into a Git working directory and push files to a remote repository

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I have a non-empty directory  eg  etc something  with files that cannot be renamed  moved  or deleted  I want to check this directory into git in place  I want to be able to push the state of this repository to a remote repository  on another machine  using  git push  or something similar    This is trivial using Subversion  currently we do it using Subversion  using   svn mkdir  lt url gt  -m  lt msg gt  cd  lt localdir gt  svn co  lt url gt    svn add  lt files etc gt  svn commit -m  lt msg gt    What is the git equivalent   Can I  git clone  into an empty directory and simply move the  git directory and have everything work

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The simplest way of doing this which I find useful is the below.

This might not be the official way but it works well.

Suppose you have a project named "XYZ" on your PC. Now you want to make a git repo of this project on github and use its functionalities.

Step 1: go to "www.github.com"

Step 2: create a repository with a "README.md" file (name it as you like it)

Step 3: clone the repository to your PC.

Step 4: In the cloned folder you will get two things : ".git" folder and a "README.md" file. Copy these two in your project folder "XYZ".

Step 5: Delete the cloned repo.

Step 6: add, commit and push all the files and folders of your project.

Now, you can just use your project "XYZ" as a git repository.

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When is a github repository not empty  like   gitignore and license  Use pull --allow-unrelated-histories and push --force-with-lease  Use commands  git init git add   git commit -m  initial commit  git remote add origin https   github com     git pull origin master --allow-unrelated-histories git push --force-with-lease

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This is how I do  I have added explanation to understand what the heck is going on    Initialize Local Repository   first initialize Git with     git init  Add all Files for version control with      git add    Create a commit with message of your choice     git commit -m  AddingBaseCode     Initialize Remote Repository   Create a project on GitHub and copy the URL of your project   as shown below       Link Remote repo with Local repo   Now use copied URL to link your local repo with remote GitHub repo  When you clone a repository with git clone  it automatically creates a remote connection called origin pointing back to the cloned repository  The command remote is used to manage set of tracked repositories      git remote add origin https   github com hiteshsahu Hassium-Word git    Synchronize   Now we need to merge local code with remote code  This step is critical otherwise we won t be able to push code on GitHub  You must call  git pull  before pushing your code      git pull origin master --allow-unrelated-histories    Commit your code   Finally push all changes on GitHub     git push -u origin master

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I had a similar problem  I created a new repository  NOT IN THE DIRECTORY THAT I WANTED TO MAKE A REPOSITORY  I then copied the files created to the directory I wanted to make a repository  Then open an existing repository using the directory I just copied the files to    NOTE  I did use github desktop to make and open exiting repository

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Here s my solution   git init git remote add origin PATH TO REPO git fetch git checkout -t origin master

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Here s my solution if you created the repository with some default readme file or license  git init git add -A git commit -m  initial commit     git remote add origin https    lt git-userName gt  github com xyz git   Add your username so it will avoid asking username each time before you push your code git fetch git pull https   github com xyz git  lt branch gt  git push origin  lt branch gt

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Given you ve set up a git daemon on  lt url gt  and an empty repository   cd  lt localdir gt  git init git add   git commit -m  message  git remote add origin  lt url gt  git push -u origin master

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In case the remote repository is not empty  this is the case if you are using IBM DevOps on hub jazz net  then you need to use the following sequence   cd  lt localDir gt  git init git add -A   git pull  lt url gt  master git commit -m  message  git remote add origin  lt url gt  git push   EDIT 30th Jan 17  Please see comments below  make sure you are on the correct repo

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