How to privately clone a GitHub repository

These instructions are adapted from Harry Wang.

1. Clone the original repository locally:

   git clone https://github.com/gjf2a/csci335 my-csci335
   

2. Remove connection to the original repository:

   cd my-csci335
   git remote remove origin
   

3. Go to GitHub and select the option to create new private repository:
   

4. When creating the new private repository, mark it as private:
   

5. Add your new private repository as the remote for your clone. (Of course, you won’t be using the gjf2a account - substitute your own userid in place of gjf2a):

   git remote add origin https://github.com/gjf2a/my-csci335
   

6. Push the cloned code to your private repository:

   git push -u origin main
   

If the above doesn’t work, try this instead:

git push -u origin master