setting_up_github_repo.md

Setting Up A GitHub Repo for Hosting Hitherto Local Code

1. First, you'll need a local repo with some committed code.
2. Next, you'll have to create a repo on GitHub.com, which can be done by clicking on the plus sign next to your name and following the ensuing prompts.
3. When the GitHub repo is created, it's still just an empty vessel. It knows nothing about your local code, and, similarly, your local code knows nothing about GitHub. To let the two talk to one another, we need to copy the ssh clone url (which is used to verify that you are who you say you are) found on the right side of the repo page before proceeding to step 5.
4. Now add a remote repo with the following command: git remote add <repo_name> <branch_name> <ssh_clone_url> where <branch_name> is typically master and <repo_name> is whatever you choose, though it's common to call it origin.
5. You can check to see if the remote repo was added correctly by using git remote -v
6. If the remote was added, use git push <remote_repo_name> <branch_name> where <remote_repo_name> is likely origin and <branch_name is likely master.