The latest articles on DEV Community by Tracy K (@tkay). https://dev.to/tkay https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4071730%2F414c94c8-54a5-44f6-ba1c-afa9d6ebc6d1.png https://dev.to/tkay en Tracy K Sun, 23 Aug 2026 07:30:21 +0000 https://dev.to/tkay/git-workflow-543p https://dev.to/tkay/git-workflow-543p <h2> File Creation and Working directory </h2> <p>*From your local device, locate and open git to access git bash<br> *From the git bash command execution area, enter the command cd to take you to the home path.<br> *Then enter command <code>cd Desktop</code> to navigate to the desktop folder.</p> <p>*<em>Use the commands below to create a new folder *</em><br> *<code>mkdir my-first-project</code>. This opens a new folder. There are two options in naming:<br> *use hyphens to separate the name not spaces<br> *write the folder name under quotation marks e.g 'my first project'. This prevents generation of three individual folders instead of one. </p> <p>*<code>cd my-first-project</code>. It takes you inside your created folder hence, this will be your working directory.<br> *<code>touch filename.extension</code>. This creates a new file that is specific to the type of extension you want. For example, data.xlsx for excel, script.py for python and notes.txt for text file.</p> <ul> <li>One file creation, you data edit and add content in your respective created file above.</li> </ul> <h2> GitHub repository creation </h2> <p>*Open your browser and log into github.<br> *From the home page, on the top right locate (+) icon and select new repository to create a new repository.<br> *Give your repo an appropriate name, add a description which should be clear and precise but not mandatory. <br> *You can make the repo either public or private depending on your preference. Public repo is visible to everyone while private repo is only visible in your account.</p> <h2> Staging and commit </h2> <p><strong>To stage your files, use commands below</strong><br> *from the working directory in git, use the following commands:<br> *<code>git init</code> to initialize your git<br> *<code>git add .</code> to move your files e.g script.py from working directory to the staging area. The staging area is where your files stay before they get committed.<br> *<code>git commit -m 'initial commit'</code> to move your files from the staging area to the local repository. Local repository is a hidden repo that is managed by git.</p> <p>*Go back to github , locate your created repo, open the repo and find the green button written 'code', click on the drop down symbol and copy the link that is under https.</p> <p>*<code>git remote add origin github_https_link'</code>. This connects a remote repository hosted on GitHub to your local Git repository on your PC.<br> *<code>git push origin main</code> to push your files from your local computer to your github repository</p> git github