If you don’t know, GIT is a version and control system which let’s you manage changes to code and commit changes which can then be merged into a repository. Since Windows doesn’t yet ship with a built in GIT handler we need to install one. You can edit files directly on the GitHub page if you want to make quick changes. Only bit worth mentioning here is that the list of files will be visible and if you click on the readme it will display the contents. You will now be presented with the main dashboard for the repository.
In the readme you can explain the project in detail and include any special notes required to work on the project or to get it working. I chose Public here but you can make a private one if you wish.įinally I prefer to initialise the repository with a readme file. Public means anyone can find it on the internet by searching for it and can contribute to it. Next choose a Public or Private repository. It’s a good idea to add a detailed description so that you and others know what it’s about. Here I create a new repository ‘Social Counter’ for a PowerShell project I’ve been working on. If you have multiple projects you can add multiple repositories. A repository is a place to store code for one project. Next you are given the opportunity to create your first repository. Go here and sign up for a free GitHub account Ĭhoose a suitable username because it will become part of your GitHub web address. Let’s get started! Signup for a GitHub account Create and update files and commit the changes into a GitHub repository.Download code repositories to a working folder on your computer.Create GitHub repositories for your code projects.I’ll like to leave out the fluff and filler so ill keep the text brief, so follow along and use the screenshots for reference.īy the end of this guide you will know how to: This guide is a complete beginners guide to creating an account on GitHub and setting up somewhere to store your code and then linking that to Visual Code which is a cool free Microsoft tool used to write code. Posted By in PowerShell, Software | 0 comments
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