docs/data/reusables/files/add-file.md

{% ifversion code-search-code-view %}
1. Above the list of files, select the **Add file** {% octicon "triangle-down" aria-label="The downwards-facing triangle icon" %} dropdown menu, then click {% octicon "plus" aria-label="The plus sign icon" %} **Create new file**.

   Alternatively, you can click {% octicon "plus" aria-label="The plus sign icon" %} in the file tree view on the left.

   ![Screenshot of the main page of the repository. Above the list of a files, a button, labeled "Add file," is outlined in dark orange. In the file tree view of the repository, a button, with the plus sign icon, is also outlined in dark orange. ](/assets/images/help/repository/add-files-buttons.png)
{% else %}
1. Above the list of files, using the **Add file** drop-down, click **Create new file**.
{% endif %}