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A191919
A191919

Reputation: 3452

How to convert existing non-empty directory into a Git working directory and push files to a remote branch

I have non empty folder with project. I want to push not to the master but to the branch . How to do this?

cd <folder>
git init
git remote add origin <url> //at this point my folder connected to the master

What should be next?

git branch <branch1>
git add .
git commit -m "commint to branch1"
git push

Upvotes: 1

Views: 69

Answers (2)

Richard
Richard

Reputation: 109100

As you've not done a git fetch you don't have the changes from the remote in any branches including the one you've created. Assuming you want to use branch1 as the name in the remote. I would suggest

  • Backup your local repository (copy the .git folder somewhere else)

  • Switch to master

    git checkout master

  • Rename your local working branch for the time being

    git branch -m branch1 tempBranch

  • Get the content of the remote locally

    git fetch

  • Ensure your master is up to date with origin/master

    git pull

  • Create a new working branch and set it up in the origin

    git checkout -b branch1
git push -u origin branch1

  • Put the changes you wanted into the real branch1

    git merge tempBranch

    you may need to handle conflicts at this point.

  • Push your changes

    git push

Alternatively, if you've only made trivial changes, just start anew with a clean clone of the remote and redo you changes in that new local repository.

Upvotes: 1

dr. strange
dr. strange

Reputation: 665

You can use following commands :

git checkout -b <branch1>
git add .
git commit -m "commint to branch1"
git push -u origin <branch1>

Upvotes: 0

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