metadata
title: Git basics
intro: >-
Set up Git, a distributed version control system, to manage your {% data
variables.product.github %} repositories from your computer.
redirect_from:
- /articles/getting-started-with-git-and-github
- /github/using-git/getting-started-with-git-and-github
- /github/using-git/learning-about-git
- /articles/learning-about-git
- /github/getting-started-with-github/getting-started-with-git
- /get-started/getting-started-with-git
versions:
fpt: '*'
ghes: '*'
ghec: '*'
children:
- /set-up-git
- /setting-your-username-in-git
- /caching-your-github-credentials-in-git
- /why-is-git-always-asking-for-my-credentials
- /updating-credentials-from-the-macos-keychain
- /git-workflows
- /about-remote-repositories
- /managing-remote-repositories
- /associating-text-editors-with-git
- /configuring-git-to-handle-line-endings
- /ignoring-files
- /git-cheatsheet