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Adding a file to a repository using the command line	You can upload an existing file to a {% data variables.product.product_name %} repository using the command line.	/articles/adding-a-file-to-a-repository-from-the-command-line/ /articles/adding-a-file-to-a-repository-using-the-command-line /github/managing-files-in-a-repository/adding-a-file-to-a-repository-using-the-command-line	fpt ghes ghae * * *	Repositories	Add a file locally

{% tip %}

Tip: You can also add an existing file to a repository from the {% data variables.product.product_name %} website.

{% endtip %}

{% data reusables.command_line.manipulating_file_prereqs %}

{% data reusables.repositories.sensitive-info-warning %}

1. On your computer, move the file you'd like to upload to {% data variables.product.product_name %} into the local directory that was created when you cloned the repository. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %} {% data reusables.command_line.switching_directories_procedural %} {% data reusables.git.stage_for_commit %}

$ git add .
# Adds the file to your local repository and stages it for commit. {% data reusables.git.unstage-codeblock %}

{% data reusables.git.commit-file %}

$ git commit -m "Add existing file"
# Commits the tracked changes and prepares them to be pushed to a remote repository. {% data reusables.git.reset-head-to-previous-commit-codeblock %}

{% data reusables.git.git-push %}

Further reading

• "Creating new files"
• "Adding an existing project to GitHub using the command line"