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.

Add files to the Git index Before performing a commit, add the files to Git's tracking system -- also known as the Git staging index -- with the git add --all command. $ git add --all Perform a git ...

For example, you can clone a GitHub repository on your local machine and copy existing project files there, or invoke git init and git remote add commands to update remote references.

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.

Navigate to the local directory you want to sync to a GitHub repo, either by using cd in the terminal or by opening to the terminal from File Explorer. Enter git init and press enter.

GitHub’s ‘upload file’ feature is rolling out over the next few days, so look for it next time you’re adding to a repository. Upload files to your repositories [GitHub] ...

Cloning files from GitHub is really easy whether you're using Windows or the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Note that the .zip file does not come with the .git directory in it (at least from BitBucket -- I don't know how github or gitlab behave in this respect) so there's no actual repo behind it; just ...