Files not appearing on GitHub after commit - what am I missing?

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I’m having trouble with my first GitHub repository setup. I’ve configured everything and created the initial readme, but my files aren’t showing up on the GitHub website even though commits seem to work locally.

When I run a commit command like:

git commit --no-verify -m "adding initial project files"

I get this output:

[master a1b2c3d] adding initial project files
3 files changed, 156 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 dashboard.php
create mode 100644 signup.html

The commit appears successful locally but nothing updates on GitHub. What steps should I verify to troubleshoot this connection issue? Is there typically a delay before changes appear online?

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yep, u gotta push it! committing only saves your stuff locally, git push is what sends it to GitHub. also, make sure your remote’s setup is right by running git remote -v.

3

Super common issue for beginners! Your commits work fine locally, but you’re not pushing them to GitHub. git commit only saves changes on your machine - not on GitHub’s servers. After committing, run git push origin main (or git push origin master if that’s your default branch). This uploads your commits to GitHub. There’s no delay - changes show up immediately after a successful push. You’ll know it worked when Git shows something like ‘3 files changed’ in the output, just like your commit message. Just make sure your remote URL is set up and you’re authenticated first.