docs/content/github/managing-files-in-a-repository/adding-a-file-to-a-repository-using-the-command-line.md

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Adding a file to a repository using the command line	You can upload an existing file to a {{ site.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	free-pro-team enterprise-server * *

{% tip %}

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

{% endtip %}

{{ site.data.reusables.command_line.manipulating_file_prereqs }}

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

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

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

{{ site.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. {{ site.data.reusables.git.reset-head-to-previous-commit-codeblock }}

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

Further reading

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