Get a local copy of a GitHub repo, track changes and push updates back to the remote

Question

I have a repo on GitHub and I want to update it with changes made to the folder I pulled it from.

What are the steps, without jargon or short hand terms, a new Git u

Answer 1

At first you cd into the repository:

cd My-Repository

You add all the files you want to have in the commit:

git add my-code

You commit the changes:

git commit -m "Commit-Message"

And then you push the changes up to github (Be sure to clone it via SSH or HTTPS). When working with branches you have to replace „master“ with the correct branch.

git push origin master