06_use-github.rst

Using GitHub

Create a New Repository

Note

Replace __username__ with your username in following commands.

GitHub user menu bar

• Visit the GitHub website

• Click your name to go to your own page on GitHub

• To the right of your name, click the + to start a new repository

• Fill out Repository name, Description, and .gitignore entries

• Click button :guilabel:`Create repository` to generate the repository

  

GitHub will make a fresh repository and open it for you.

Fork a Remote Project

There is no need to start from scratch when creating a project. Instead, fork someone else's open source work. Login to GitHub, then:

• Click :menuselection:`Explore` from the GitHub page top menubar

• Click :menuselection:`Search` on the Explore GitHub menubar

• Type in a search string, then click button :guilabel:`search`

  

• Click a repository name to display that repository

• Click the :menuselection:`Fork` button on the repository bar to fork a copy

  

GitHub will make a copy of the repository and open it for you.