I am trying to get a html file from my desktop onto my github using the windows command prompt.

I've followed a few tutorials but I keep reaching dead ends in terms of getting errors every time.

Can someone break it down barney style (be as explicit as possible) to try and explain the steps I need to take to commit a directory?

What I've been doing is:


git init
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/JAFloretta/audioeng.git
git push -u origin master

As well as:

git remote add origin https://github.com/JAFloretta/audioeng.git
git push -u origin master

I seem to not be doing something right.


The most common error I run into is: (after I try git push -u origin master)



This post was edited by Shakti on Aug 6 2015 07:41pm

git config --global user.name "JAFloretta"
git config --global user.email "user@domain.com"
git init
git add file.html
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin https://github.com/JAFloretta/audioeng.git
git push -u origin master

I strongly suggest you get SourceTree. It's GUI based, and very good for starters.

GIT is a pain in the ass to learn the commands initially but it's worth the struggle. Relying on a GUI sucks. I've been using a GUI for a year and finally forced myself to actually LEARN what it's doing.