diff --git a/hands_on/update_remote.py b/hands_on/update_remote.py
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+import os
+import subprocess
+
+from exercise_utils.cli import run_command
+from exercise_utils.file import create_or_update_file, append_to_file
+from exercise_utils.git import add, init, commit
+
+__requires_git__ = True
+__requires_github__ = True
+
+REPO_NAME = "gitmastery-things"
+
+def download(verbose: bool):
+    username = run_command(["gh", "api", "user", "-q", ".login"], verbose).strip()
+    os.makedirs("things")
+    os.chdir("things")
+    init(verbose)
+    create_or_update_file("fruits.txt", """
+        apples
+        bananas
+        cherries
+        dragon fruits
+        """,
+    )
+    add(["fruits.txt"], verbose)
+    append_to_file("fruits.txt", """
+        figs
+        """,
+    )
+    add(["fruits.txt"], verbose)
+    commit("Insert figs into fruits.txt", verbose)
+    create_or_update_file("colours.txt", """
+        a file for colours 
+        """,
+    )
+    create_or_update_file("shapes.txt", """
+        a file for shapes 
+        """,
+    )
+    add(["colours.txt", "shapes.txt"], verbose)
+    commit("Add colours.txt, shapes.txt", verbose)
+    repo_check = subprocess.run(
+        ["gh", "repo", "view", f"{username}/{REPO_NAME}"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True
+    )
+
+    if repo_check.returncode == 0:
+        run_command(["gh", "repo", "delete", REPO_NAME, "--yes"], verbose)
+
+    run_command(["gh", "repo", "create", REPO_NAME, "--public"], verbose)
+    run_command(["git", "remote", "add", "origin", f"https://github.com/{username}/{REPO_NAME}"], verbose)
+
+    default_branch = run_command(["git", "branch", "--list", "main", "master"], verbose).strip()
+    if "main" in default_branch:
+        default_branch = "main"
+    else:
+        default_branch = "master"
+
+    run_command(["git", "push", "-u", "origin", default_branch], verbose)
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