Push to GitHub
- Git course
- Beginner
- Lesson 80/80
- 6 min
Add a remote and push local commits to GitHub with the first push.
Add a GitHub Remote Repository
To connect your local repository to a repository on GitHub, use the git remote add command. The remote repository is commonly named origin.
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/project.gitThis registers the remote repository address in your local repository; it does not upload files to GitHub yet.
Practice Register the GitHub Remote Address
Add the GitHub repository sample-user/web-project to the local repository with the name origin. Then print a message confirming that the remote has been registered.
Starter code
print("Uzak depo hazırlanıyor")Sample solution
git remote add origin https://github.com/ornek-kullanici/web-proje.git
print("GitHub adresi eklendi")Expected output
Uzak depo hazırlanıyor GitHub adresi eklendi
Practice Complete the First Push
Push the local main branch to the origin remote repository. Set up upstream tracking during the first push and print a completion message.
Starter code
print("GitHub gönderimi başlıyor")Sample solution
git push -u origin main
print("İlk gönderim tamamlandı")Expected output
GitHub gönderimi başlıyor İlk gönderim tamamlandı
Questions and answers
Review the lesson questions together with their answers. To test yourself, solve the lesson interactively.
1 Which command registers a GitHub address in a local repository?
- git remote add origin address Correct answer
- git branch add origin address
- git commit origin address
- git status origin address
Explanation: Correct. The git remote add origin command registers the remote repository in your local project.
2 Set Upstream on the First Push
git push -u origin ____git push -u origin mainExplanation: The -u option sets up upstream tracking between the local branch and the remote branch during the push.
3 GitHub Publishing Concepts
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
git remote add |
Registers a remote repository |
git push |
Uploads commits |
-u |
Sets upstream tracking |
origin |
Common remote name |