How to convert existing non-empty directory into a Git working directory and push files to a remote repository

Given you've set up a git daemon on <url> and an empty repository:

cd <localdir>
git init
git add .
git commit -m 'message'
git remote add origin <url>
git push -u origin master

This is how I do. I have added explanation to understand what the heck is going on.

Initialize Local Repository

• first initialize Git with

  git init

• Add all Files for version control with

  git add .

• Create a commit with message of your choice

  git commit -m 'AddingBaseCode'

Initialize Remote Repository

• Create a project on GitHub and copy the URL of your project . as shown below:

  

Link Remote repo with Local repo

• Now use copied URL to link your local repo with remote GitHub repo. When you clone a repository with git clone, it automatically creates a remote connection called origin pointing back to the cloned repository. The command remote is used to manage set of tracked repositories.

  git remote add origin https://github.com/hiteshsahu/Hassium-Word.git

Synchronize

• Now we need to merge local code with remote code. This step is critical otherwise we won't be able to push code on GitHub. You must call 'git pull' before pushing your code.

  git pull origin master --allow-unrelated-histories

Commit your code

• Finally push all changes on GitHub

  git push -u origin master

Here's my solution:

git init
git remote add origin PATH/TO/REPO
git fetch
git checkout -t origin/master