add an existing repository to github code example

Example 1: git push existing repo

cd existing_folder
git init
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/abc.git
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git push -u origin master

Example 2: git add existing project to repository

git remote add origin <repository url>
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Example 3: how to add an existing project to github

# Go into your existing directory and run below commands
cd docker-spring-boot
echo "# docker-spring-boot" >> README.md
git init
git add -A
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M master
git remote add origin https://github.com/devopsmaster/docker-spring-boot.git
git push -u origin master

Example 4: how to upload existing project to github

git remote add origin remote repository URL
git remote -v
git push -f origin master

Example 5: push a project to an existing repoin github using git

$ git init -b main