When I created a repository on GitHub, it kept showing quick setup page. How should I remove that page and proceed?

Question

When I created a repository on GitHub, it kept showing quick setup page, how should I remove that page and proceed?

Answer 1

The quick setup page only shows when there's nothing in your repository yet. What you need to do is follow the instructions and push something to your repository, then the setup page will disappear.

If for some reason the instructions aren't showing you how to do this, you have two options:

Option 1: clone it based on the regular naming scheme

git clone [email protected]:username/repository.git

Replace username and repository with your username and the repository name, respectively. If the repository is owned by an organization, replace username by the organization name.

Option 2: create a repository locally and setup a remote

git init
git remote add origin [email protected]:username/repository.git
touch README.md
git commit -a -m "Created README"
git push -u origin master

Again, replace username and repository with your username and the repository name, respectively. If the repository is owned by an organization, replace username by the organization name.

Answer 2

When creating a new repository you can check 'Initialize this repository with a README' and you will be taken to the normal github repository view.