Didn't get the option for the README file.

Hi there! It shouldn't be a problem There are a couple of ways to fix this. I don't know exactly which video you're watching right now, but if you've created the repo on GitHub, you should be able to click on your repo (on the website) and if there are already files there, but no README, you should see a bluish box at the end of the list of files and on the right side a green button with "Add a README". This will open up a text editor and allow you to add a README directly from there. If you choose this option, you will then need to make a pull from your repo to get the README into your local system.

However, depending on where you are in your course it might be just as easy to manually add the README. To do this, just create a new file and name it "README.md". The extension stands for "markdown". Later, when you do a push up to your repo, the README will be uploaded to your repo.

Tip You might have seen some really snazzy README files before and much like these forum questions and answers, they are formatted with markdown. Given that you might be showing your TD projects off to potential employers later, might I suggest an hour-long course here at Treehouse that will teach you how to do this? It's actually really fun and used in other places besides Treehouse and GitHub. Take a peek at Markdown Basics when you get a chance.