Git Tidbits

Things for Git that I keep forgetting!

If you create a lot of files and want to add them to a remote git repository (such as in GitHub) that _already exists_, do this: (from : https://saintgimp.org/2013/01/22/merging-two-git-repositories-into-one-repository-without-losing-file-history/ )

• git init # Turn your local files into a repository
• git add . # Add all the
• git commit -m "Initial Commit" # commit with message
• git remote add -f gitremote <remote_url>
• git merge gitremote/master # Magic
• git commit -m "Merge Commit" # If needed
• git push --set-upstream origin master