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Stilgar
Stilgar

Reputation: 23571

How to use GitHub for Windows 2.0 with non-GitHub repositories

I just installed (as opposed to update) GitHub for Windows 2.0 and for the life of me I cannot find how to use it with non-GitHub repositories. In the past I have done this without issues using this guide. However with version 2.0 the layout has changed and I cannot find a UI to clone a repo that is not from GitHub. I guess I have to drop to the command line but I have no idea how to use git that way.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 507

Answers (1)

Dennis van der Schagt
Dennis van der Schagt

Reputation: 2414

As you suggested, you can clone the repository with Git on the command line. To do so you can execute the following steps:

  1. Start the Git shell (Start menu->GitHub, Inc->Git Shell on Windows 7, I'm not familiar with Windows 8 but I think it will show up when you type "Git Shell" on the start screen)
  2. Make sure you are in the GitHub directory (C:\users\\Documents\GitHub). Otherwise use the cd-command to navigate there.
  3. Use the clone command git clone [email protected]:/path/repository.git with the clone-url for the project you want to add. (More information about cloning)
  4. Start GitHub for Windows and go to tools and options->Options
  5. Click Scan for repositories, if everything went right your cloned project shows up.
  6. Make sure it is selected and click Add

Upvotes: 3

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