This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by A
10/01/25
These last few weeks we have been learning about github and how to use it.
It is a bit overwhelming since there are so many different choices on how to use it with so many different apps and tools. Here are a few things I found useful to get started on github.
Installation-
Git – deasktop :
$Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
$iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
$scoop install git
$git –version
$git config
Customizing shell display:
“https://ohmyposh.dev/”
“nutshell.sh”
$scoop install nu
Verify the installation:
$git --version
Configure your Git:
$git config --global user.name "Your Name"
$git config --global user.email "Your@email"
The config setup is so useful to track who does what and just to keep things organized in group projects.
How can you see what is in your Staging Area?
$git status
How do you add files to your Staging Area?
$git add #filename#
$git add.
A very important thing is to always make a “.gitignore” file. This helps keep things private such as:
password/*, API- keys, notes and so on.
Interactive:
$git gui
cli.github.com
Usful apps/ tools to use with github:
git student pack
gitkraken
gitlab
gistpad
draw.io
marp extention
Nushell – shell colors
wezterm – shell colors
gprm or prompt – to help make your git page pretty
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by A