To link a new Git branch to your remote GitHub or GitLab repo, you must use the 'set upstream' Git push command. This walkthrough shows you how.

This tells your Git repository where to upload, and now you’re one command away from from having your files mirrored online.

If you're new to Git, let's start with a refresher. A Git repository (or repo for short) contains all the project files and the entire revision history. A repo has commits, which are used to ...