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obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:09 PM

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did the 3 dots and remote add and picked the correct empty repo, but the commit button is greyed out and when i go to the repo on github there's no code inside

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:11 PM

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What three dots?

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What editor are you using

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Or are you using pure git cli

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:12 PM

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using VS Code is my editor, the 3 dots is a settings tab in the source control tab in VS Code

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:13 PM

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Screenshot

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:14 PM

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clicked add remote, hit enter, it popped a list of repos, i picked the one

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:14 PM

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Screenshot the bottom left of the screen

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:14 PM

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?

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did that get whatever ya needed

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:15 PM

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So it’s already connected to the github repo

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Make some dummy change

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:15 PM

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in the code?

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okay

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:15 PM

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Then git commit -a -m "test"

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Yes

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:16 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:16 PM

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Yes

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Now take the screenshot of the source control column

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In vscode

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:17 PM

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shall i hit it?

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:18 PM

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Yes looking good

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Hit it

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Does it show up as success or failure?

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:18 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:18 PM

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If no dialogs show up then it is a success

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Oh ok

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Go to terminal do

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git remote -v

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:19 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:19 PM

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Oh no looks messy

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Do this

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First, go to the repo, delete it and make a new one

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We start afresh

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:20 PM

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i kinda sorta understand how it got that way i just wish it hadnt lool. gonna do those steps now

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:20 PM

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When creating the repo, do not add any files

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Use a completely blank repo

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Uncheck any boxes that add readme or license

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:20 PM

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oh shit that might be it lets see

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:21 PM

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No that isn’t it, it’s just if you added those files in later on there may be git conflicts and I don’t want to explain that relatively advanced concept now

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:21 PM

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okay new repo made

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sorry had another sentence but deleted it

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:22 PM

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Np now what does the repo page look like

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:22 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:22 PM

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Good, nice

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Now in local

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Delete the .git folder

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:22 PM

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local meaning?

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:23 PM

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Your computer

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Use file explorer

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Go to the local folder

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:23 PM

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oh like the source ofGit

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:23 PM

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Find the .git folder

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Likely it is hidden, unhide it

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Then delete it

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:23 PM

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?

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or will it literally be .git

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:24 PM

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Literally .git

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No not this one

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The working directory where you want to upload code to github

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:24 PM

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how do i find it if it's hidden?

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:24 PM

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Take a screenshot

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:25 PM

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obsidian glacier how do i find it if it's hidden?

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/view-hidden-files-and-folders-in-windows-97fbc472-c603-9d90-91d0-1166d1d9f4b5#:~:text=Show > Hidden items.-,Open File Explorer from the taskbar.,folders%2C and drives and OK.

View hidden files and folders in Windows - Microsoft Support

Learn how to show hidden files, folders, and drives in Windows.

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:25 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:25 PM

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obsidian glacier

No not this…

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If you want to upload d:\a\b\c to github

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:25 PM

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im sorry

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:25 PM

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Then use file explorer to go to d:\a\b\c

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The folder you used vscode to open

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:26 PM

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oh

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so delete .git

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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Are you there yet

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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ye

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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Take screenshot

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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So you want to upload this bobingus folder content right

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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yes

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:27 PM

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Yes then remove that .git

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Then go to vscode and refresh it

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:28 PM

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i need admin rights?

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:28 PM

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Then take screenshot of vscode source control tab

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:28 PM

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its my fucking computer

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:28 PM

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obsidian glacier i need admin rights?

This is a windows issue I cannot comment

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:28 PM

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rip me

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we were so close

night vine Sep 17, 2023, 12:29 PM

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night vine Then take screenshot of vscode source control tab

Go ahead and try to delete it, then take the screenshot. I’ll go for a few minutes (maybe)

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Google how to get admin right or whatever, I don’t use windows idk

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 12:29 PM

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okay i will

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okay yeah i guess im stuck here for a bit

obsidian glacier Sep 17, 2023, 3:47 PM

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(UPDATE NEED HELP FROM WINDOWS USER)issues getting existing code into a new github repo

obsidian glacier Sep 21, 2023, 1:13 PM

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bump

midnight trench Sep 21, 2023, 1:15 PM

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obsidian glacier

Are there multiple users?

obsidian glacier Sep 21, 2023, 1:17 PM

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theres 2 on the machine but when i go into the security settings it says my account has permissions for it

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:24 PM

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Update: I was able to delete the folder

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:26 PM

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only took five days 😭

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now i assume you have a blank github repo

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and a non-git project right?

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:26 PM

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im gonna log into github and confrim theres a blank repo

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:26 PM

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night vine Then take screenshot of vscode source control tab

now take this screenshot and send here

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:27 PM

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night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:27 PM

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obsidian glacier im gonna log into github and confrim theres a blank repo

yes, that repo should look like this

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:28 PM

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perfect thats what mine looks like

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:28 PM

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obsidian glacier

perfect

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now go to the terminal in that project folder

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vscode terminal should do that

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and run git init

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:29 PM

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so now im golden?

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just hit commit everytime i do an update?

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night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:29 PM

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obsidian glacier just hit commit everytime i do an update?

hold on not so fast

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:30 PM

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okay i havent clicked anything after git init

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:30 PM

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yes, now type the commit message in that box

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anything, "initial commit" for example

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and hit commit

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i think there will be a dialog box

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dialog box or not, screenshot the result

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:30 PM

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night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:30 PM

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nice, as i expected

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click "Always" to never see this dialog again

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:31 PM

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epic

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:31 PM

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now what does the source control tab look like

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:31 PM

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now theres a publish branch button in src ctrl

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:31 PM

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nice

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now go back to the repo on github

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you should see a bunch of commands

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check the "…or push an existing repository from the command line" section

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you'll see something like git remote add origin https://github.com/joulev/blank.git

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copy that command and paste in the terminal

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:32 PM

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alrighty done

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:32 PM

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what does the source control tab look like now

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and what is the branch name at the bottom left

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i think branch name should be main already right

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:33 PM

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branch is master, src ctrl still just has the publish branch button

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:33 PM

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night vine check the "…or push an existing repository from the command line" section

ok then copy the next command in this section, should be git branch -M main

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and paste and run it in the terminal

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the branch name becomes main right?

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:33 PM

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yes

night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:34 PM

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nice

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now copy the next command in that section

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should be git push -u origin main

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run it

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what does the terminal output look like

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:35 PM

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night vine Sep 22, 2023, 3:35 PM

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good, now go to the github repo, and refresh the page

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do you see your code there

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you should see the code there

obsidian glacier Sep 22, 2023, 3:36 PM

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yes