GitHub Desktop documentation
With GitHub Desktop, you can interact with GitHub using a GUI instead of the command line or a web browser. You can use GitHub Desktop to complete most Git commands from your desktop, such as pushing to, pulling from, and cloning remote repositories, attributing commits, and creating pull requests, with visual confirmation of changes.
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Getting started with GitHub Desktop
Learn how to set up, authenticate, and configure GitHub Desktop to allow you to contribute to projects directly from your machine.
About GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop helps you work with projects hosted on GitHub.
Creating your first repository using GitHub Desktop
You can use GitHub Desktop to create and manage a Git repository without using the command line.
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Set up GitHub Desktop
About connections to GitHub in GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop uses HTTPS to securely exchange data with GitHub.
Configure and customize GitHub Desktop
About Git Large File Storage and GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop includes Git Large File Storage for managing large files.
Set up GitHub Desktop
About GitHub Desktop
GitHub Desktop helps you work with projects hosted on GitHub.
Add and clone repositories
Adding a repository from your local computer to GitHub Desktop
You can add any Git repository to GitHub Desktop, even if it's not a GitHub repository.
Add and clone repositories
Adding an existing project to GitHub using GitHub Desktop
You can add an existing Git repository to GitHub using GitHub Desktop.
Manage commits
Amending a commit in GitHub Desktop
You can use GitHub Desktop to amend your last commit.
Set up GitHub Desktop
Authenticating to GitHub in GitHub Desktop
You can securely access your account's resources on GitHub Desktop by authenticating to GitHub.
Add and clone repositories
Changing the remote URL for a repository in GitHub Desktop
You can change the remote URL for a repository you're working with in GitHub Desktop. You might do this if the repository has been renamed, or the username or organization that owns the repository has changed.
Manage commits
Checking out a commit in GitHub Desktop
You can use GitHub Desktop to checkout a previous commit in your repository.
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