Editing Git (section)

===Make an existing Project Directory to a Git Repository/Create Repository===
* go into the directory and
 git init 
* this will create .git directory
* then [[Git#Add_File_or_Directory_to_be_tracked|add files]]
 git add <FILENAME> // e.g. 'git .' or 'git add .\D1\F1.txt'
* if needed connect to a remote repository
 git remote add [shortname for remote] [url] // e.g. git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/UweHeuer/test1.git
                                             // this will not create a new project remotely but just store the connection
* commit changes
 git commit
* push everything to remote
 git push -u origin master // on GitLab this will create a new project, -u is important to make master a tracking branch and origin/master the upstream branch
* create a branch
 git checkout -b branch1
* add and commit files
* push branch to remote
 git push -u origin branch1 // -u important to make branch1 a tracking branch (see git branch -vv)
 // if -u forgotten at the first call you can set the upstream branch later e.g. by
 git push -u origin branch1