git_3_create_repo_gh_update.md

Create a Repository on GitHub

Step 1: Create a repo using GitHub (on web browser)

• Click on + next to your profile picture
• Select New Repository
• Repository name: starting_git
• Description (optional): test project for git
• Public repos are free
• Check box for Initialize this repository with a README ✅ ❗
• Select green button Create repository

Step 2: Let's add a couple of files

• Add a Markdown file: holiday.md
  • add a line with an emoji
  • I added: Looking forward to the party :pizza: ! :smiley:_ ➡️ Looking forward to the party 🍕 ! 😃
  • Here's the Emoji Cheat Sheet
• Add a HTML file: hello.html
  • add a line, the ubiquitous: Hello World

Note: add a meaningful commit message