Git Hub Instruction Site

You will first need to create a repository. A repository is just another word for folder, in which in this case, holds ALL of the files you will use for this project. Think of this as a filing cabinet. It will hold all of this information for this specific type of work. You create different repositories for different projects.

There are two ways to create a repository. Locally, and on Github. For the sake of the GitHub GUI client, we will only be covering creating local repositories.

Creating a repository is simple really. Just click the "+create" icon at the top of the screen or the blue "create one?" hyperlink in the middle of the page. See, Nice and simple.

This will pop up the "New Repository" page.

On this page, you will set up your repository's Title, Description and Path Name by filling in the fields respectively.

The "Push to GitHub" option is selected by default. This makes it so that when the repository is made, it is also created online at GitHub.com as well.

The "Keep this code private" option is unchecked. This is because if you want to keep this code private, you will have to upgrade your account and pay $7/month. I suggest you keeping this option blank unless you REALLY need this option.

Click Create and you're done. You've created your first repository locally, click Next to continue to Repository Management.