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Pushing a File to a GitHub Repository
In this hands-on lab, you are a developer who is starting a new development project. Before writing any code, you need create a GitHub repository, clone it locally, add a `README.md` file, commit the file, and push it to GitHub.

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Table of Contents
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Challenge
Clone a Repository from GitHub Called `new-project`
- In the terminal, generate an SSH key, accepting the defaults.
- View and copy the public key.
- On GitHub, add a new SSH key, pasting in the public key you just copied.
- Create a new repository called "new-project".
- Get the SSH URL for the
new-project
repository. - In the terminal, clone the
new-project
repository using the SSH URL.
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Challenge
Create `README.md` File
- Change to the
new-project
directory. - Create a
README.md
file with the contents:New Development Project
- Save and exit the file.
- Change to the
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Challenge
Add `README.md` to the Local Git Repository
In the terminal, run the command to add the
README.md
file to Git. -
Challenge
Commit the Changes with a Commit Message
In the terminal, run the command to commit the file with a commit message:
"Add README file"
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Challenge
Push the Changes Back to GitHub
- In the terminal, run the command to push the changes back to GitHub.
- Check the GitHub repo to verify the
README.md
file appears.
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