how to add existing folder to a github repo code example

Example 1: add github repo

create a new repository on the command line
echo "# {Repo Name}" >> README.md
git init
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin https://github.com/cdcdianne/ReactJS-TheMovieDB.git
git push -u origin main
                
push an existing repository from the command line
git remote add origin https://github.com/cdcdianne/ReactJS-TheMovieDB.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main

Example 2: 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...