My First GitHub Project: From a Local Folder to GitHub Using Git and SSH
My First GitHub Project: From a Local Folder to GitHub Using Git and SSH Introduction This week I learned how to use Git, Git Bash, GitHub and setting up SSH Keys . Before this, I knew about GitHub but I did not really understand how a project moves from a folder on my computer to GitHub. A simple way I now understand the relationship is: Git manages the history of my project while GitHub…
This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a GitHub project from a local folder, using Git and SSH. The author explains the relationship between Git, which manages the history of a project, and GitHub, which provides an online home for the project. They detail the process of creating a project folder, adding files, using Git to track changes, generating and configuring SSH keys for secure communication, and finally pushing the project to GitHub.
The author emphasizes the importance of keeping the private key secure and using it to authenticate with GitHub without needing to enter the password each time.
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