Figure C Adding a repository URL for cloning in the GitHub Desktop client. Click Clone and the repository will be cloned into the local directory shown in the Local Path field.

Learn how to push a Project to GitHub using Git Command Line (Git Bash) or GitHub Desktop App in Windows 11/10. You can clone a GitHub repository or use commands.

Git works by reading a local code repository (just a folder containing code for your project) on your computer and the mirroring that code elsewhere (in this case, GitHub's servers).

This tutorial explains how to use the git remote add origin command to connect a local project or repository to a service like GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket.

Did you create a new Git branch? Need to push that local Git branch to a remote repo like GitHub, BitBucket or GitLab? This example shows you how to git push new local branches remotely.

There are two parts to this, where you have a local Git repository, which you then push to a service like GitHub. To begin with, though, you need to set things up locally.

The second link above will fix that problem. Once the local repo is initialized and a remote is configured, you should be able to run git status, git diff, etc.

Learn how to add a GitHub repository to VS Code as well as how to install a handy extension to manage pull requests and issues.