Introduction to GitHub in Visual Studio Code

Beginner
Developer
Student
GitHub
Azure

Get started with the basics of using GitHub in Visual Studio Code through hands-on exercises. Create a simple project in Visual Studio Code to publish to GitHub. Clone an existing GitHub repo to Visual Studio Code and review the repo timeline.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Sign in to GitHub by using Visual Studio Code.
  • Use Visual Studio Code to search GitHub for repos.
  • Clone a repo from Visual Studio Code.
  • Publish a local project to GitHub by using Visual Studio Code.
  • View a timeline of activity on a GitHub repo.

Prerequisites