diff --git a/example1 b/example1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f27811485e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example1
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this is to practice pull and push
diff --git a/example2 b/example2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/fileforpractice b/fileforpractice
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2be2316228
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fileforpractice
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+this is to test
diff --git a/fileinsribranch b/fileinsribranch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b6f970d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fileinsribranch
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+blah blah blah blah
diff --git a/fileonlocal b/fileonlocal
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/fileonserver b/fileonserver
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3815b965a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fileonserver
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+we are doing this for git and to learn git