GitHub¶
Git Extensions has specific integration with GitHub that adds a GitHub menu item in the main toolbar.
Clone Github repository¶
This option allows you to
Fork a repository on GitHub so it is created in your personal space on GitHub.
Clone any repositories on your personal space on GitHub so that it becomes a local repository on your machine.
You can see your own personal repositories on GitHub, and also search for repositories using the Search for repositories
tab.
View pull requests¶
View current pull requests for the active remotes hosted on GitHub, including the diff and comments.
Create pull requests¶
Create a pull request to an active remote.
Note: Many GitHub repos has templates that should be used when creating PR, if so this form should not be used.
Add upstream remote¶
Add the repo the current repo was forked from as upstream.
Settings¶
See Plugins to configure access.