In this tutorial, we’ll learn beginner-friendly Git commands that everyone should know for uploading a project to GitHub. These commands are easy to remember and use. We’ll walk through each step to help you upload your project to GitHub easily.

Step 1: Initialize Git in Your Project

Open Git Bash (Windows) or your terminal (macOS/Linux).

You can run Git commands in any terminal that supports them.

On Windows, search for Git Bash in the Start menu.
On macOS/Linux, use your terminal.
Navigate to your project folder using:

cd path/to/your/project-folder

Regardless of the terminal (Git Bash, CMD, or IDE terminal), the Git commands remain the same.

Initialize Git in your project:

git init

Step 2: Add and Commit Your Files

Add all files in your project folder to the staging area:

git add .

(Use git add filename to add specific files.)

Check the current status to see the staged files:

git status

Commit the files with a descriptive message:

git commit -m "Initial commit or a description of your changes"

Step 3: Link Your GitHub Repository

• Add your GitHub repository as a remote origin:

git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/your-repository.git

Step 4: Push to GitHub

• Push your changes to the master branch of your GitHub repository:

git push -u origin master

Extra Git Commands

Check the Current Branch

git branch

Rename the Current Branch to ‘main’

git branch -m main

Create a New Branch

git checkout -b branch-name

Switch to the Master/Main Branch

git checkout master

Undo Changes in Files (Restore Original)

git checkout -- .

To Add New Changes

• After making changes to files, add them to the staging area:

git add filename   # To add specific files  
git add .          # To add all files

Commit the changes with a message:

git commit -m "Your message describing the changes"

Push the changes to the repository:

git push -u origin master