Introduction to GitHub in Visual Studio Code

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Learn to use the GitHub integration in Visual Studio Code, including authentication, publishing repos, and viewing your repo timeline.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Sign in to GitHub by using Visual Studio Code.
  • Use Visual Studio Code to search GitHub for repos.
  • Clone a repo from Visual Studio Code.
  • Publish a local project to GitHub by using Visual Studio Code.
  • View a timeline of activity on a GitHub repo.

Prerequisites

  • A GitHub account
  • Basic knowledge of Git concepts such as repositories and cloning
  • Visual Studio Code