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stage: Create
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group: Source Code
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info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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type: howto
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---
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# Add a file to a repository **(FREE)**
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Adding files to a repository is a small, but key task. Bringing files in to a repository,
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such as code, images, or documents, allows them to be tracked by Git, even though they
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may have been created elsewhere.
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You can add a file to a repository in your [terminal](#add-a-file-using-the-command-line), and
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then push to GitLab. You can also use the [web interface](../user/project/repository/web_editor.md#upload-a-file),
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which may be a simpler solution.
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If you need to create a file first, for example a `README.md` text file, that can
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also be done from the [terminal](command-line-commands.md#create-a-text-file-in-the-current-directory) or
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[web interface](../user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file).
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## Add a file using the command line
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Open a [terminal/shell](command-line-commands.md), and change into the folder of your
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GitLab project. This usually means running the following command until you get
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to the desired destination:
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```shell
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cd <destination folder>
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```
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[Create a new branch](create-branch.md) to add your file into. Submitting changes directly
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to the default branch should be avoided unless your project is very small and you're the
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only person working on it.
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You can also [switch to an existing branch](start-using-git.md#switch-to-a-branch)
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if you have one already.
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Using your standard tool for copying files (for example, Finder in macOS, or File Explorer
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on Windows), put the file into a directory within the GitLab project.
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Check if your file is actually present in the directory (if you're on Windows,
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use `dir` instead):
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```shell
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ls
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```
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You should see the name of the file in the list shown.
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Check the status:
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```shell
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git status
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```
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Your file's name should appear in red, so `git` took notice of it! Now add it
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to the repository:
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```shell
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git add <name of file>
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```
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Check the status again, your file's name should have turned green:
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```shell
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git status
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```
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Commit (save) your file to the repository:
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```shell
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git commit -m "DESCRIBE COMMIT IN A FEW WORDS"
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```
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Now you can push (send) your changes (in the branch `<branch-name>`) to GitLab
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(the Git remote named 'origin'):
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```shell
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git push origin <branch-name>
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```
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Your image is added to your branch in your repository in GitLab.
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<!-- ## Troubleshooting
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Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues
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one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's
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important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here.
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This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with
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questions that you know someone might ask.
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Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`.
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If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place
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but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. -->
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