Pushing to GitHub

1. Check status of ignored/uncommited (untracked) files

   git status
   

2. Add/edit .gitignore file to include files/folders which should not be pushed to github repository:

   src/__pycache__/
   docs/build/
   virtual_environment.txt
   

   

3. Create a branch for committing files to

   git checkout -b <branch_name>
   

4. Add files to github staging area

   git add -A
   

5. Commit staged files to GitHub

   git commit -m"First commit"
   

6. Push commited files to online github repository

   git push origin <branch_name>