adding file about pushing an existing git repo onto a target (which should be blank

[feisty_meow.git] / infobase / configuration / git / how_to_push_existing_git_repo_to_new_target.txt

diff --git a/infobase/configuration/git/how_to_push_existing_git_repo_to_new_target.txt b/infobase/configuration/git/how_to_push_existing_git_repo_to_new_target.txt
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+# add a new remote target for the repository.  this assumes you're in the
+# feisty meow folder to start with.
+git remote add github https://github.com/fredhamster/feisty_meow.git
+
+# check that the new repo is listed as a remote, plus the original origins are
+# still listed.
+git remote -v
+
+# stuff the repository contents up to the target.
+git push github master
+
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