Pushing Changes To Github.Com

Pushing Changes to Github.com

  1. Create a file called FirstFile.txt and put some text in it ( "Hello World" for example )

  2. Save the file into your local repo ( Sites\UML\webDatabaseImplementation\ongoingWork ? )

  3. Open your project in SourceTree and click on File Status. You should see your new file in the Unstaged Files section.

  4. Stage your file by clicking on Stage All or click on in and choose Stage Selected.

  5. Enter a commit message and commit it.

  6. Click on the PUSH icon at the top of the page

IF YOU RUN IN TO SECURITY ISSUES CONTINUE ON

  1. Go to Github.com and login.

  2. Click on your Avatar in the upper right and choose SETTINGS

  3. Click on Developer Settings in the left hand menu

  4. Expand the Personal access tokens menu on the left and choose Tokens (classic)

  5. At the top, click on Generate new token (choose classic again). You might be asked to authenticate again.

  6. Give your Token a name (can be anything - general access is perfectly fine)

  7. Select the checkbox next to repo to select all items in the repo section.

  8. Click on Generate Token

  9. IMPORTANT: COPY THIS TOKEN TO A FILE AND KEEP IT SAFE. YOU CAN NOT ACCESS IT AGAIN AFTER YOU CLOSE THIS WINDOW AND WILL HAVE TO GENERATE A NEW TOKEN.

  10. Back in your project in Source Tree, click on Settings in the upper right

  11. Under the Remotes Tab, click on the row for orgin then click Edit

  12. In the URL / Path box, IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING URL, paste your token followed by an @ sign. The contents of this box will then be token@github.com/whatever/your/site/path/is.git

  13. Click OK then OK to close all the windows.

  14. Try to Push to Github again.

  15. If you are still having issues, see your instructor.

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