M03-L01 exercise — Create the GitHub practice repository

Start: M02 complete; two reviewed local commits and a GitHub account you control.

Create an empty private practice repository under the intended account. Record the repository name and visibility without secrets. Inspect your local branch/history and configure the copied HTTPS remote.

Submit the reviewed git remote -v result and an explanation of why origin's name is insufficient evidence of destination. State how commit identity differs from authentication. If the remote was accidentally initialized with content, preserve it and describe the history mismatch before choosing a remedy; do not force-push as a generic fix.