git - Push existing project into Github

Question

I have a folder with my project sources. How I can push this project into Github's repository?

I tried using this steps:

1. I created empty repository on GitHub.
2. I run git-bash and typed git init, so inside project root appeared .git folder.
3. I added some files to version control using git add sourcesFolderName
4. I committed files added in previous step using git commit -m "initial commit"
5. I specified remote repository using git remote add MyProject <url>
6. Finally git push, but nothing is pushed to remote repo... (no authorization failure)

So how I can push existing sources into newly created github repo?

Answer 1

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git remote add origin <project url>
git push -f origin master

The -f option on git push forces the push. If you don't use it, you'll see an error like this:

To [email protected]:roseperrone/project.git
 ! [rejected]        master -> master (fetch first)
error: failed to push some refs to '[email protected]:roseperrone/project.git'
hint: Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do
hint: not have locally. This is usually caused by another repository pushing
hint: to the same ref. You may want to first merge the remote changes (e.g.,
hint: 'git pull') before pushing again.
hint: See the 'Note about fast-forwards' in 'git push --help' for details.