1. Create an empty repository in GitHub
- login your GitHub account, click the 'plus' sign on the upper right corner to create a new repository;
- give a repository name; choose public or private; do not check the checkbox in front of 'Initialize this repository with a READEME'; then click 'Create repository' button;
- copy the repository address: click the copy icon on the Quick setup page
2. Push the existing repository from the command line
- open a command window in your system
- in the command window, input:
- git remote add origin https://github/lafeike/test.git
- git push -u origin master
- Click to your repository
- Then in the main toolbar of github click on Settings
- Scroll just a little bit down and you will find Delete this repository button
- When you click it another pop up will appear here you need to type in the name of your repository and click on the button below which says: I understand the consequences, delete the repository
