Why create a new git repo? Git is a powerful, distributed version control tool that allows users to: Track changes to files and folders. Maintain an extended history of commits. Perform isolated ...

In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to create a private GitHub repository, then demonstrate how to securely clone and pull your code locally without the need to deal with fatal errors.

Click the Create Branch drop-down and you should see the command used to create the branch (Figure F). Figure F “Git Create & Checkout A New Branch” option under Create Branch drop-down in GitHub.

Keeping your code repositories in-house is a good way to avoid security leaks. Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to connect to a Gogs local repository from the Git command line.