In this hands-on lab, you are a developer who is starting a new development project. Before writing any code, you need create a GitHub repository, clone it locally, add a `README.md` file, commit the file, and push it to GitHub.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Clone a Repository from GitHub Called `new-project`
- In the terminal, generate an SSH key, accepting the defaults.
- View and copy the public key.
- On GitHub, add a new SSH key, pasting in the public key you just copied.
- Create a new repository called "new-project".
- Get the SSH URL for the
new-projectrepository. - In the terminal, clone the
new-projectrepository using the SSH URL.
- Create `README.md` File
- Change to the
new-projectdirectory. - Create a
README.mdfile with the contents:New Development Project - Save and exit the file.
- Change to the
- Add `README.md` to the Local Git Repository
In the terminal, run the command to add the
README.mdfile to Git.- Commit the Changes with a Commit Message
In the terminal, run the command to commit the file with a commit message:
"Add README file"- Push the Changes Back to GitHub
- In the terminal, run the command to push the changes back to GitHub.
- Check the GitHub repo to verify the
README.mdfile appears.
