Introduction

This week I learnt how to create my first GitHub project from a local folder on my desktop using tools such as Git and an SSH connection. Git is used to track changes in the source code and files over time, while SSH is a key used for authenticating your desktop with your GitHub account. There are several steps that we need to follow before connecting our project to our GitHub account.

1 Creating a Folder

There are two ways to create a folder; the first way is to go to your file explorer and select Desktop to create the folder directly there. The second step is to use Git Bash. When using Git Bash, first, you run the command pwd to see which folder you're currently in; e.g when using Windows, you may see /c/Users/John _.To change your directory to Desktop, you run the command

cd Desktop