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link: Help.GitHub - Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the GitHub Help site. Here we have compiled many guides to help you set up and use git and GitHub.
Use the sidebar on the right side of this site to access our guides!
If you would like to submit your own guides, please fork our repo and send a pull request.
GitHub Bootcamp
If you are still new to things, we’ve provided a few walkthroughs to get you started:
- Take a quick crash course on git
- Set up git
- Create a Repo
- Fork a Repo
- Be Social
To learn more about git’s commands, we highly recommend you check out GitRef, the Pro Git book and the git man pages. If you need help or have any questions, feel free to contact support or ask the community.
Popular guides
- Common issues and questions
- Solutions to the most common issues and answers to common questions
- Troubleshooting SSH issues
- Solutions to common SSH issues
- Setting user name, email and GitHub token
- Configure your local git installation so that commits are linked to your GitHub account
- Removing sensitive data
- Dealing with accidentally committed passwords or other sensitive information
Getting help
There are a number of resources available to help you learn git or fix issues with GitHub:
GitHub
- GitHub Support – Resolve issues with GitHub or get help with basic git issues.
- Contact GitHub – This is your direct line to us.
- GitHub Google Group – Ask the community for help
- GitHub Status – Is GitHub down, or is it just me?
Git
- Pro Git – The greatest book on git, by GitHub’s very own Scott Chacon. Available online for free.
- git-scm – The official git website.
- git man pages – In-depth documentation for every git command.
- git user’s manual – Concepts and workflows.
- git ready – Tips and hints for using git.
Bootcamp
Troubleshooting
- Common issues and questions
- Troubleshooting SSH issues
- Setting user name, email and GitHub token
- Working with SSH key passphrases
- Dealing with line endings
- Fixing egit corruption
- Testing webhooks
- Dealing with firewalls and proxies
- Fixing bad tree
Repos
Collaborating
- Fork A Repo
- Post-Receive Hooks
- Testing webhooks
- Managing multiple clients
- Sending pull requests
- Leave a repo
Everyday git
Git ninjutsu
- Removing sensitive data
- Splitting a subpath out into a new repo
- Working with subtree merge
- Changing author info
Deploying
Mac
Windows
Linux
Other
- Installing Git HTML help
- Userscripts and Bookmarklets
- GitHub API
- Multiple SSH keys
- Importing from Subversion