Figure C Adding a repository URL for cloning in the GitHub Desktop client. Click Clone and the repository will be cloned into the local directory shown in the Local Path field.

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.

Need to create a new Git repository? Then you'll need to learn how to use the git init command, because that's the only way to create a new Git repo. Even if you create a new repository in GitHub ...

Fill in the required details under Create a new repository. For this example, we’ll name the repository twc-merge-demo. Check the box to add a README file. Click Create repository.