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Repositories

  • A git repository is the collection of all the files and the history of all the changes of those files.

  • Usually every (software) project has its own git repository though there are places where they put all the project in the same repository. This is then called a monorepo.

  • repo is usually the shortened version of the name repository.

  • On GitHub you can store as many git repositories as you like. They can be either private or public.

  • The names of the repositories are arbitrary.

  • Each repository belongs either to a user or to an organization.

  • https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO-NAME

  • https://github.com/ORGANISATION/REPO-NAME

  • Some repository names have special meanings.

  • https://github.com/USERNAME/USERNAME - a repository that has the same name as your username is displayed on your profile.

  • https://github.com/USERNAME/USERNAME.github.io - a repository starting with your username and then ending with .github.io is the default for your GitHub web-site.

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