

- #GITHUB CREATE NEW REPOSITORY HOW TO#
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#GITHUB CREATE NEW REPOSITORY HOW TO#
For more information about available open-source licenses and how to add them to your repository, see " Licensing a repository."
#GITHUB CREATE NEW REPOSITORY LICENSE#
You don't need to worry about adding a license right away. The License drop-down menu lets you add an open-source license to a LICENSE file in your repository.For more information, see " Ignoring files."
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If you're just getting started, feel free to skip this selection. If there's a specific language or framework that you'll be using, you can select an option from the available list. The Git ignore drop-down menu lets you add a custom file to ignore specific files in your local repository that you don't want to store in version control.For more information, see " About READMEs." When someone visits your repository on GitHub, the README is the first thing they'll see as they learn about your project. READMEs helps people understand the purpose of your project, so we recommend selecting this and filling it out with helpful information. Initialize this repository with a README creates an initial commit with a README.md file.


GitHub Desktop remembers your chosen location the next time you create or clone a new repository. For example, if you name your repository Tutorial, a folder named Tutorial is created inside the folder you selected for your local path. Your new repository will be a folder inside the chosen location. By default, GitHub Desktop creates a GitHub folder inside your Documents folder to store your repositories, but you can choose any location on your computer. "Local path" sets the location of your repository on your computer."Description" is an optional field that you can use to provide more information about the purpose of your repository."Name" defines the name of your repository both locally and on GitHub.In the "Create a New Repository" window, fill in the fields and select your preferred options.Click Create a New Repository on your Hard Drive.If you do not wish to create and clone a tutorial repository, you can create a new repository.
#GITHUB CREATE NEW REPOSITORY INSTALL#

By the end of this guide, you'll have used GitHub Desktop to create a repository, make changes to the repository, and publish the changes to GitHub.Īfter installing GitHub Desktop and signing into GitHub or GitHub Enterprise you can create and clone a tutorial repository. GitHub Desktop extends and simplifies your workflow, using a visual interface instead of text commands on the command line.
