create a GitLab repo remotely from existing code
Dec 30, 2020
So, have you been noodling and want to send that code somewhere safe?
First, add a .gitignore file so you don’t add build or debug artifacts!
Then, open a command prompt in the root of your code folder:
git init
git add .
git commit -m "initialise repo with existing files."
The basic git steps apply to ant new repo. Now we need to create the GitLab repo.
git push --set-upstream https://gitlab.com/username/repo-name.git master
This command will return a message that includes a final instruction:
"To configure the remote, run:
git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/username/repo-name.git"
Run this final command and you should now see the new repo and code in Gitlab.
https://gitlab.com/username/repo-name.git