#Github desktop vs command line install#

To create a pull request that is ready for review, click Create Pull Request. Type a title and description for your pull request. Now when you double-click the Git Shell icon, you’ll see a happy Git Bash prompt waiting for you with your authentication to GitHub. GitHub Desktop will open your default browser to take you to GitHub. GitHub Desktop is a user-friendly desktop application that allows you to interact with your GitHub repositories. For me it is Git Bash, because I’ve never taken the time to learn PowerShell (I know! It’s as embarrassing as when I was still using Ctrl+c Ctrl+v as my source control a few years back).Īnd now click Save at the bottom of the page. Open GitHub Desktop, and in the upper right-hand corner, click the Gear icon and select Options. It brings pull requests, issues, and other GitHub concepts to the terminal next to where you are already working with git and. Github Desktop also works with Gitlab, just a heads up as german schools arent allowed to use Github. There's nothing wrong with using github desktop, sure, but your company may not use Github, so you might end up learning the CLI sooner or later. If you right-click on the icon and select Properties, you’ll see the comment “Open your preferred shell with Git enabled.” Easier to automate, some people prefer keyboards over mouse controls.

#Github desktop vs command line install#

Installing GitHub Desktop will also install a shortcut icon called Git Shell. After you’ve installed GitHub Desktop and authenticated with, you can still use a command line interface. Issue Reason Workaround Ctrl+Shift+P wont launch the Command Palette in Firefox.: Ctrl+Shift+P is reserved in Firefox.: Use F1 to launch the Command Palette.: Certain default keybindings (for debugging) are different in the web. PoshGit will let you use Windows and Power Shell commands with Git at the command line, while Git Bash will let you use MinGW/Linux tools with Git at the command line.