Push a Local Repository

This document provides the process that allows a user to populate a new GitLab repository with files stored on a local machine.

Step-by-Step Guide

A repository into GitLab.

Pushing local git project to already existing remote repo:

Assumes: local project is a git project and all changes have been committed and are up to date locally.

• Navigate to local git repository folder.
• Confirm valid git repository.
  • git status.
• git remote add origin < URL of remote repo >.
• git pull --set-upstream origin < branch name on remote repo > --allow-unrelated-histories.
• *git push.

Assumptions Prior to Start:

• Local project is a Git project.
• All Changes have been committed and are up-to-date locally.

Process

1. Navigate to local Git repository folder. a. This implies Git repository is valid but to confirm you can execute the command git status
2. Execute the following commands:

git remote add origin < URL of remote repo >.
git pull --set-upstream origin < branch name on remote repo > --allow-unrelated-histories.
git push