Importing Eclipse Project to GitHub

[Ananda Murugan I]

Hi everyone,

I would like to share how to import Eclipse Project to GitHub using SSH key.

Step 1: Installing EGit in your Eclipse.

• Click the Help option -> Select Eclipse Market Place and Search EGit in Find field .
• Select the EGit -Git integration for Eclipse plugin (ignore Step 1, if EGit is already installed in your eclipse) 

Step 2: Generating SSH key.

• Select window -> Preferences -> General -> Network Connections -> SSH2
• Under SSH2 configuration Option Select ->  Key Management -> click Generate RSA Key
• RSA Private key will be generated and make sure to copy the RSA key for using it in your GitHub Account .
• Then click Save Private Key button and Apply
• Step 3: Create Local Repository in your Local System for commit.
• Right click on your project and Select Team -> Share Project -> Git
• Config Git dialog box will pop up, In that create a new Repository by clicking Create button and  finish.
• Now you can see your project named changed like , YourProjectName [Repositoryname NO-HEAD]

Step 4: Staging the files which you want to push into GitHub Repository.

• Right Click on your Project name -> team -> commit
• you can find your Project and files under Unstaged changes option.
• Select the files or Drag files(which you want to push into GitHub)to the Staged changes option.
• you can give Commit messages under the Commit Message Field . For example , My_FIRST_GitHub_Export .
• then click Commit & Push and ignore the dialog box which will occur after this process.
• Now you can see your project Changed to YourProjectName [Repositoryname master]

Step 5: Create Remote for Push

• Windows -> show view -> other -> Git -> choose Git Repositories
• Your project will shown under Git Repositories Console
• Now select, References -> Remote -> Create Remote
• Remote name : origin and select Configure push and then Ok

Step 6: Configure Push for remote 'origin'

• Select CHANGE button in URL field
• Destination Git Repository dialog box will be open
• Follow Step 7
• Now Paste the SSH URL under Location option
• choose your Protocol  as SSH, under connection option and click Finish
• Now Click Save and Push button. (this is your final step and you see your Project is pushed into your GitHub account under the repository which you have created) 

Step 7: Create Repository in GitHub

• Go to your GitHub account and select a Create New Repository option
• Now you can see owner and Repository name field
• Give your repository name and click create Repository button.
• Copy the SSH URL using Copy clipboard option.  
• once your Repository is created and copied the URL go to your account setting .
• select SSH and GPG keys 
• click New SSH key button
• give any name in tittle field and paste the RSA key which you have generated in Step 2 from eclipse.
• click Add SSH key button 

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Written By ,

Ananda Murugan Ilango

College of Engineering Guindy