Pushing from local repository to GitHub hosted remote
I created a local repository of my Visual Studio 2010 solution folder using Git GUI on my dev machine. I then created a remote repository in my GitHub account. Now, I am looking for how to push my local repository to the remote repository.
In SVN I can just commit using TortoiseSVN and changes are pushed to the remote repository. I don't see any tool like that available for Git.
How do I push my local repo to my remote repo on GitHub?
You push your local repository to the remote repository using the git push command after first establishing a relationship between the two with the git remote add [alias] [url] command. If you visit your Github repository, it will show you the URL to use for pushing. You'll first enter something like:
git remote add origin [email protected]:username/reponame.git
Unless you started by running git clone against the remote repository, in which case this step has been done for you already.
And after that, you'll type:
git push origin master
After your first push, you can simply type:
git push
when you want to update the remote repository in the future.
Type
git push
from the command line inside the repository directory
Subversion implicitly has the remote repository associated with it at all times. Git, on the other hand, allows many "remotes", each of which represents a single remote place you can push to or pull from.
You need to add a remote for the GitHub repository to your local repository, then use git push ${remote} or git pull ${remote} to push and pull respectively - or the GUI equivalents.
Pro Git discusses remotes here: http://git-scm.com/book/ch2-5.html
The GitHub help also discusses them in a more "task-focused" way here: http://help.github.com/remotes/
Once you have associated the two you will be able to push or pull branches.
This worked for my GIT version 1.8.4:
- From the local repository folder, right click and select 'Git Commit Tool'.
- There, select the files you want to upload, under 'Unstaged Changes' and click 'Stage Changed' button. (You can initially click on 'Rescan' button to check what files are modified and not uploaded yet.)
- Write a Commit Message and click 'Commit' button.
- Now right click in the folder again and select 'Git Bash'.
- Type: git push origin master and enter your credentials. Done.