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GitHub Desktop
Overview
About
Get started
Creating your first repository
Supported OS
Keyboard shortcuts
Launching from the command line
Install & authenticate
Setup
Installation
Authentication
About connections
Updating
Uninstalling
Configure & customize
Configuring Git
Configure basic settings
Configure Copilot
Configure default editor
Set a theme
About Git LFS
Add & clone repositories
Add a repository
Add an existing project
Clone & fork from Desktop
Clone a GitHub repo
Make changes in a branch
Managing branches
Managing worktrees
Commit & review changes
Working with Git hooks
Stashing changes
View branch history
Pushing changes
Managing commits
Options for managing commits
Undoing a commit
Resetting to a commit
Amending a commit
Reverting a commit
Cherry-picking a commit
Reordering commits
Squashing commits
Managing tags
Checking out a commit
Work with your remote repo
Create an issue or PR
Syncing your branch
Viewing a pull request
Viewing and re-running checks
Configuring notifications
Change the remote URL for a repository
Installing and authenticating to GitHub Desktop
Install GitHub Desktop and connect your GitHub or GitHub Enterprise accounts.
Setting up GitHub Desktop
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Installing GitHub Desktop
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Authenticating to GitHub in GitHub Desktop
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About connections to GitHub in GitHub Desktop
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Updating GitHub Desktop
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Uninstalling GitHub Desktop
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