GitHub - how do I replace files in repo with new ones?

Question

I have a Jekyll blog that I have hosted on GitHub Pages. What I am trying to do is update the existing repo with my new files. I wasn't sure what to do because I didn't want to delete the repo, and I didn't want duplicate files (old and new), just my new files from my new directory.

My question is (giving another breakdown first)-

• I have deleted the old directory locally that included my hosted GitHub Pages Jekyll blog files.
• I re-made a new Jekyll blog locally under the same name as my previous directory (using *jekyll new username.github.io *)
• I still have my old blog files in my jekyll blog repo on GitHub.

I would like to delete the old files (but not the repo), and update that repo with my new blog files. How would I go about doing that?

Answer 1

Assuming it's a normal git repo, you should be able to link it with the upstream repo in the usual way (further details to come in an edit).

Jekyll/Github docs: https://help.github.com/articles/using-jekyll-with-pages

You should be able to run git push from your new repo, and it should just work. If not, hopefully a git pull beforehand should solve it. If not, post a comment and I'll see if I can help.