diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9395732..ef08967 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ You need to [create a new repository](https://github.com/new) on your favorite G
 cd data
 git init
 git remote add origin <url_of_your_repo.git>
+git add .
 git commit -m "initial commit"
 git push -u origin master
 ```