I see this message below my repo name. Is there any way to remove it? I used template for my app for a quick start, but in current form my app doesn't look like this template, because everything changed so much. I don't see any reason why it's still there.
I had the same problem and at the time for writing this answer, there is no option of removing this from Github. So removed this tag by deleting the repository from Github and recreating a new one with the same name.
⚠️ This operation will preserve only the information stored in git, not all other Github features, i.e. issues, PRs, ... If your repository has been used for a while, this might not be the right time to do this anymore.
Specific instructions:
Make sure you have cloned your repository and all your non-stale branches are saved locally.
git fetch
Delete the original repository in the Github web UI.
Create a new repository with the same name.
Push the branches you want back to the remote.
git push
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Recently, we have started a group project and decided to use GitHub to share the code among ourselves.
For example, if I created a login page and my friend created a home page, how can I get it on my local machine.
I mean, whenever a change is made to the repo, do we need to download it all again?
The beauty of GitHub is that you can always go back whenever you feel like.
Whenever a changed is made by any of the teammate, it's a really good practice that you push that change. Even when it's a small one. After you've pushed your changes, your teammates would need to pull that change.
The best sequence for this is;
- git commit
- git pull
- git push
You'll have to pull the changes first as it would help you avoid getting merge conflicts. If you get any merge conflicts on any line, or any function, you'll resolve that conflict and follow the same sequence once again.
So, to conclude, GitHub is so easy to use and you won't have to necessary 'Download' all the changes once again. I would recommend you to setup via Visual Studio 2019 so that it becomes easier for you to just "pull" the changes whenever a new change has been made.
I'm fairly new to programming and thought I'd try out version control. I created a GitHub account to help me track my journey of creating my first webpage.
I want to upload updated versions of my code as I go along (e.g. Stage1, then perhaps when I progress a little further Stage2, then Stage 3 etc). This would essentially be the same file of code but each time it will be added to/ edited slightly.
Could someone advise me as to how to do this?
Thank you! :)
Every commit you push to your repository is stored and then you can access every version that you have committed afterward.
Just go into your repo, click at your commits tab:
Commits Tab
Then you can access the version by clicking the commit hash you desire to browse:
Commit hash abbreviated
After this, you just click in browse files.
If you want to use in your computer another version, you just have to git checkout 'commit hash' inside your folder at sync with your git repo.
What I am trying to do is, I have a project that I got from someone on GitHub a little while ago. I just created my own GitHub account and wanted to link this app to my GitHub account so that I can use repositories and commit and push, etc. However in this app in the Xcode project in source control where it shows the master and history etc. it shows the name of the person who created the app originally and gave it to me. What I would like to do is to be able to link it to my account also so that when I commit something, he can't see it on his GitHub. I have already created a new repository on GitHub and have tried it out with a test app that I just made and it says my name under the source control side panel. I am not sure where to add a new remote and delete his for this project. I want to be able to commit and have it all set up on my account, so that he can't see my commits, etc.
What I have been doing before setting up GitHub was constantly duplicating the Xcode project whenever I wanted to add a new feature or edit something. I'm hoping this will help cut that step out?
If having the original owner not see your new contributions to the code is important to you, then you could simply clone the new repository that you created on GitHub and copy the code from his repository into your new one manually.
If you do not mind your code being linked to his original code, you can fork the repository on GitHub and then clone it and begin working from there.
Doing either of these methods will give you the same situation that you had with your test app, your name and information will show up in xcode, and you will be able to make changes to the repos.
I feel like this question must have been asked before, but I'm not finding it on here. I have a file that I want in a GitHub repo, in this case a file in which the user would paste their API keys after cloning. I want this blank file to be cloned down, but I don't want it to be tracked or pushed. I already have it listed in the .gitignore file that is contained in the repo, yet after pulling and modifying the file, git status still shows the file as being tracked and having changes that need to be committed. How can I get around this?
You could do something like this via Github Enterprise's pre-receive hooks functionality.
From the readme, you can create a pre-receive hook that:
Prevents sensitive data from being added to the repository by blocking keywords, patterns or filetypes.
I found the steps to rename a github repository. My question is whether I could rename it and then change the name back to the original name. I read that github will do some redirects, so I was concerned before doing it that it would not allow me to rename it back to its original name.
Here is my scenario: I'm have a course that has an associated github repository. People are currently watching the course and need access to the github repository with the current name.
I am working on an update to the course which has a slightly revised name and hence I want to rename the github repo. For today, I want a screen shot of the newly named repo. But I can't officially (and permanently) change the name until the updated course is done and ready to go live.
No, GitHub will not block you from changing the name of the repository back to what it was previously if you have to temporarily change it like this.
I just tested it myself, was able to rename my repo right back to how it was previously.