Git add a directory to remote repository by origin URL

Following the following steps one can add a folder to existing Github repository. These steps can be and should be followed to add a directory to any git repository, whether it is on Github or Bitbucket or any other server.I have used the name master of the default branch I am adding my code to.  You can change the default branch name to any other name of your choice.

Here are the steps:

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   cd /directory/to/add

   cd /directory/to/add

   cd /directory/to/add

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   git init

   git init

   git init

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   git add .

   git add .

   git add .

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   git commit -m "first commit"

   git commit -m "first commit"

   git commit -m "first commit"

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   git branch -M master

   git branch -M master

   git branch -M master

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   git remote add origin https://github.com/url_to_git_repository/repo_name.git

   git remote add origin https://github.com/url_to_git_repository/repo_name.git

   git remote add origin https://github.com/url_to_git_repository/repo_name.git

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   git push -u origin master

   git push -u origin master

   git push -u origin master