Github For Mac How To Use

19-04-2021
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GitHub is a great resource for developers although it can seem a little complicated to use at first. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to download from GitHub on the following operating systems: MS Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu). So without further ado, let’s start.

How to Download From GitHub on Windows & Mac OS X

Mac and Windows users will be happy to find out that files and projects can be download from GitHub by using a GUI. There are many Git clients available, some free and some commercials, but for this tutorial, we’ll stick to the official Git clients from GitHub.

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  1. Head over to https://desktop.github.com/ and download the Native Git Desktop for your operating system.
  2. Once the download has completed, proceed with the installation. When asked to sign in, you can either create a free account or skip this step.
  3. Once you’ve completed the installation, you will see the GitHub Desktop window. Click on Clone a repository:
  4. Now you’ll need to get the URL of the project you wish to download from GitHub. For this tutorial, we’ll download phpMyAdmin. The URL for the project is https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin. It’s the same URL you would use to access the phpMyAdmin project from your web browser. Select the URL tab and copy the project URL in the text box:
  5. If you wish to modify the local path, choose another folder. When you’re done, click the Clone button. The phpMyAdmin project will be downloaded to your hard drive.
  6. Once the cloning process has completed, just click on “open this repository in Explorer” to access the phpMyAdmin files:
  1. Why install GitHub for Mac? The command line interface can be intimidating, hard to use, and you have to memorize all the commands. Additionally, GitHub has some specific features that are not part of Git. In this tutorial, we will install GitHub for Mac, a nice a free GUI for Git / GitHub.
  2. Pasting the new SSH key into the key field. Finally, click the “Add SSH key” to complete the process of adding the SSH key to your Github account. Step 3: Create a Github Repository.

So that’s all there is to it. Next, you can copy the downloaded files to your project.

GitHub’s interface is user-friendly enough so even novice coders can take advantage of Git. Without GitHub, using Git generally requires a bit more technical savvy and use of the command line. GitHub is so user-friendly, though, that some people even use GitHub to manage other types of projects – like writing books.

How to Download From GitHub on Linux

On Linux, you’ll to install “Git.” Here’s how to do this depending on the Linux distribution you are using:

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Installing Git on CentOS

Installing Git on Debian

Installing Git on Ubuntu

Once you’ve installed Git, you can check its version:

Configuring Git for Linux

To use Git, you’ll need to specify your name and email address:

Cloning a GitHub Repository

Start by creating a directory in which you will keep all the GitHub repositories you’ll clone:

Before you can clone a repository, you need to find the URL to its “.git” file. For this example, we’re going to clone the phpMyAdmin repository. Open this URL in your browser: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin

Click on the green “Clone or download” button and then on the “Copy to clipboard” icon next to the URL.

Now use this URL with the “git” command to clone the repository:

Once the download is completed, the phpMyAdmin files will be found in ~/git/phpmyadmin

So, downloading files from GitHub is as simple as that. Of course, there is much more you can do with Git, such as managing your repositories or contributing to other projects. If you’re interested in learning more about Git, you can read the official documentation here.

Install Github Mac

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Introduction: How to Install GitHub for Mac

Why install GitHub for Mac? The command line interface can be intimidating, hard to use, and you have to memorize all the commands. Additionally, GitHub has some specific features that are not part of Git. In this tutorial, we will install GitHub for Mac, a nice a free GUI for Git / GitHub.

Step 1: Download GitHub for Mac

First go to Mac.GitHub.com and click the download button, but first make sure you have Mac OS X 10.9 or later. You can't download with an earlier version of OS X.

Step 2: Move to Applications Folder

After the zip archive download, GitHub will appear in your downloads folder. Drag and drop into your Applications folder. Double click and open.

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Step 3: Verify, Login, and Configure

Be patient. Verification only takes a few moments. Once you are verified you will connect to GitHub by logging into your GitHub account. Then you will configure your Git to identify you and the commits you make so that everyone else knows who you are and what you are doing. Anyone will be able to see your Git config and associated information. Then just find the local repositories you want to work on and you are good to go.

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