github new repository from existing code example

Example 1: upload new repo to git

echo "# Can-I-Shop-2" >> README.md
git init
git add .
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/username/projectname.git
git push -u origin master

Example 2: git push new repo to remote

$ git remote add origin <remote repository URL>
# Sets the new remote

# Push the changes in your local repository to GitHub.
$ git push -u origin master
# Pushes the changes in your local repository up to the remote repository you specified as the origin

Example 3: git push existing code to new repository

git remote add origin <remote repository URL>

Example 4: create github repo with bash

winpty curl -H 'Authorization: token [GENERATED_TOKEN]' https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"[REPO_NAME_YOU_WANT]"}'

# follow steps here to generate token:
https://help.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line

# note : you can add parameters to you command to set a description, switch to private, etc...