How to point an existing local Git repo to a Github/Giblab repository
November 14, 2020
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If you have a local git repository (with commits) and you want to push it to a Github/Gitlab (etc) repository, this guide will help you.
Git global setup
git config --global user.name "example example"
git config --global user.email "example@fastmail.com"
Create a new repository
git clone https://gitlab.com/youruser/yourrepo.git
cd yourrepo
touch README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "add README"
git push -u origin master
Push an existing folder
cd existing_folder
git init
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/youruser/yourrepo.git
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push -u origin master
Push an existing Git repository
cd existing_repo
git remote rename origin old-origin
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/youruser/yourrepo.git
git push -u origin --all
git push -u origin --tags