git.md

Collection of Git Commands

Add github repo to existing directory.

• Create new repo & copy the git remote (no README or .gitignore)
• On local directory

git init
git add .gitignore #if doesn't exist
git add . 
git commit -m "First commit" 
git remote add origin [remote repository URL]
git remote -v #verify new remote URL
git push - origin main

Add new file or folder to .gitignore

Git still tracks unless you remove cache of it. This will only delete from the index; good if you have inadvertantly added wrong thing.

git rm --cached <file>
git rm -r --cached <folder>