How to Integrate local Git Repo with Remote Git Repo?

[Mike London]

If I have a project that has not been "Cloned" from a remote Git repo, but it uses Git locally for commits and such, how do I get that project into a (possibly new) remote repo?

Do I first need to create an empty project in the remote repo and do a push from the local project? That idea doesn't seem to jive with how you have to clone the remote repo initially.

I am just not sure of this particular workflow: you have a local Git repo, but you want to integrate it with a remote Git repo like on GitHub or wherever so you can also do push(es).

Thanks in advance,

-mike

[Andrew Monkhouse]

Normally you would create the remote repository, then add the origin, and then push.

For example, if I had created a repository called andrewplay on git.example.com (not a real repository location), I would then run the following commands in my local directory:

git remote add origin http://[e-mail]/andrewplay.git
git push origin master

[Mike London]

Andrew Monkhouse wrote:Normally you would create the remote repository, then add the origin, and then push.

For example, if I had created a repository called andrewplay on git.example.com (not a real repository location), I would then run the following commands in my local directory:

git remote add origin http://[e-mail]/andrewplay.git
git push origin master

Thanks much. I'm assuming I can do all this from Tower (Git GUI for mac).

Appreciate your reply.

-mike

[Andrew Monkhouse]

I've never used Tower. However they claim: "Easily create, delete and rename branches, tags, and remotes". Given that, it sounds like you should be able to add your remote then push the project.

[Mike London]

Andrew Monkhouse wrote:I've never used Tower. However they claim: "Easily create, delete and rename branches, tags, and remotes". Given that, it sounds like you should be able to add your remote then push the project.

Thanks Andrew.

[Wade Zhang]

If you mean force to two repo be the same version, you can add "-f" to push

[Mike London]

Wade Zhang wrote:If you mean force to two repo be the same version, you can add "-f" to push

Wow, a response four years later! Thanks, man.

I still have Tower, but I now just use Git via the IDE. So much easier and only one program to worry about.

Thanks again for your posting.

- mike