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Git is a Distributed Version Control System (VCS) which is originally developed in 2005 by Linus Torvalds (Creator of Linux) and is open source, i.e. freely available to use. It is the most popular and most used version control tool right now. A staggering number of software projects rely on Git for version control, including commercial projects as well as open source. 

Chapter 1 How to install Git on Windows 10
Chapter 2 How to create a new Git Repository – git init Command
Chapter 3 How to clone a Git Repository – git clone – NEW
Chapter 4 How to stage changes in Git – git add Command
Chapter 5 How to unstage the changes in Git – git rm command
Chapter 6 How to commit changes in GIT – git commit command
Chapter 7 How to track commits in Git – git log command
Chapter 8 How to commit an empty folder in GIT – gitkeep
Chapter 9 How to ignore files in GIT – gitignore
Chapter 10 How to create a branch in GIT
Chapter 11 How to stash changes in GIT – git stash command
Chapter 12 How to push new local GIT Repository to GitLab
Chapter 13 How to change a remote repository’s URL using git?
Chapter 14 Git Cheat Sheet – NEW

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Git Multiple Choice Questions – MCQ1 – NEW
Git Multiple Choice Questions – MCQ2 – NEW
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How to push new local GIT Repository to GitLab

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This tutorial explains the steps that need to be followed to push a new local GIT Repository to GitLab.

Table of Contents

  1. What is GitLab?
    1. Create an empty repo in GitLab
    2. Add remote URL to local GIT Repository
    3. Push the local changes to a remote repo

What is GitLab?

GitLab is a single application that spans the entire software development lifecycle. GitLab is an open-source project maintained by GitLab Inc with over 3,000 contributors. We can install and self-manage the GitLab Community Edition which is fully open-source under an MIT license. GitLab also provides an Enterprise Edition that has additional features built upon the open-source edition. 

GitLab’s application offers functionality to collaboratively plan, build, secure, and deploy software as a complete DevOps Platform.

Create an empty repo in GitLab:

Step 1 – Login to GitLab using your username and password.

Step 2 – In the dashboard, click the blue New project button. This opens the New project page.

Step 3 – Select Create a blank project.

Step 4 – A new page will open. Provide the following information on that page:

1. Project Name – Mention the name of your project in the Project name field – GitTest.

2. Project slug – When a name is added, the Project slug auto-populates. This is the URL path for your project that the GitLab instance uses.

3. Project description (optional)  – This field enables you to enter a description for your project’s dashboard, which helps others understand what your project is about.

4. Visibility Level – Select the appropriate Visibility Level for your project. I have selected private option.

5. I’m not checking ReadMe option as I already have a ReadMe file in my project.

Select the Create Project button.

We can see that a new empty project is created in the GitLab as shown below.

Step 5 – For every remote repo, you will get a unique URL as highlighted below. This URL is used to push the local changes to this remote repo. Type the below command in GitBash:

git remote add origin https://gitlab.com/vibhasingh2004/gittest.git

To open GitBash, go to the location where the project is saved and Right Click and Select GitBash Here.

Add remote URL to local GIT Repository

git remote command provide the name to direct link to Repositories.

git remote command is used in conjunction with the git fetch, git push, and git pull commands.

git remote -v

This command list the remote connections we have to other repositories along with the URL of each connection.

Push the local changes to a remote repo

To push the changes from GIT Local Repository to GitLab in a particular branch of the remote repo, we need to use the below command:

git push <remote url or name> <branch name>

git push origin master

origin is the alias name of the full GIT Repository path (https://gitlab.com/vibhasingh2004/gittest.git)

Now run the Git push command as shown above. It will ask for your GitLab credentials in a new window as shown below. Please provide the username and password used to log in to GitLab.

Now we can see we have successfully pushed the local changes to the remote repository. Let’s go to GitLab and verify the latest changes. All the files from the local GIT Repository are moved to GitLab Remote Repository.

I hope this tutorial has helped you to set up a new project in GitLab and push the local changes to GIT Remote Repository.