Simple steps to setup VSCode to work with Github

• Pre-requisite: you will need Git installed on your machine. You can follow https://git-scm.com/downloads for the installing instruction.
• First, create a new repository on Github for storing your files.

• Copy the URL for your Git repo.

• From VSCode, add your existing working directory to Workspace.

• Go to: Terminal > New Terminal
• Check if you already have Git by:

git status

• If you see “fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git”, you will need to initiate Git first.

git init

• If you check your status you should see the report of your files (notice Git icon on the left menu of VSCode).
• Now you can add your Git repo (using URL copied from your Github repository)

git remote add origin your_URL.git

• Check your remote destination by:

git remote -v

• You can commit change on your files using Git menu on the left of VSCode screen.
• Write Message on the box and press ✔️ icon to commit the change.

• Now, you can upload your files to repo by:

git push -u origin master

• If everything is done correctly, you should see your files on Github 😁
• Now you can enjoy coding on VSCode syncing with Github.

PS: A good cheat sheet for Git command can be found at https://education.github.com/git-cheat-sheet-education.pdf