How to connect to the desired github repository?

Question

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There is a repository on github, I downloaded the files using the download button instead of clanning. And for this, the files are in no way connected with that repository. How can I make the files on my PC connect to that repository? (The change was made in local files, so cloning one from github is not an option)

Answer 1

git init
git remote add origin url_репозитория
git fetch origin
git reset --mixed origin/master
git add измененные файлы
git commit -m "комментарий к коммиту"
git push -u origin master

Answer 2

Clone to another directory, copy the changed files there and commit.