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Here's an explanation of how each command works:

### Create a new repository on the command line

1. **`echo "# my_notes" >> README.md`**

- Appends the text `# my_notes` to a file named `README.md`. If the file doesn't
exist, it creates one.

2. **`git init`**

- Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory. Creates a hidden


`.git` folder to track changes.

3. **`git add .`**

- Stages all changes (new files, modifications, deletions) in the current


directory for the next commit.

4. **`git add README.md`**

- Stages only the `README.md` file for the next commit. This is redundant if you
already ran `git add .`.

5. **`git commit -m "first commit"`**

- Creates a commit with the staged changes, including a message (`"first


commit"`) describing what was changed.

6. **`git branch -M main`**

- Renames the current branch to `main`. This is often done to follow modern
naming conventions.

7. **`git remote add origin https://github.com/linkOfyourRepositery`**

- Links your local Git repository to a remote repository hosted on GitHub at the
given URL.

8. **`git push -u origin main`**

- Pushes the `main` branch to the remote repository (`origin`) and sets
`origin/main` as the default upstream branch for future pushes and pulls.

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### Push an existing repository to a remote

1. **`git remote add origin https://github.com/kashershahzad/my_notes.git`**

- Links the local repository to the GitHub repository at the specified URL
(`https://github.com/kashershahzad/my_notes.git`).

2. **`git branch -M main`**

- Renames the current branch to `main`.

3. **`git push -u origin main`**


- Pushes the current branch (`main`) to the remote repository (`origin`) and
sets it as the default upstream branch for future operations.

### Pull an existing repository to a remote

git pull origin main


Fetches updates from the remote repository's main branch and merges them into the
local main branch.

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