For example, you can clone a GitHub repository on your local machine and copy existing project files there, or invoke git init and git remote add commands to update remote references.

Jack Wallen shows you how to add a GitHub shortcut to a Jira project so you can view information about branches, commits and pull requests.

Learn how to add a GitHub repository to VS Code as well as how to install a handy extension to manage pull requests and issues.

While GitHub offers security features like two-factor authentication and alerts for vulnerable dependencies, public repositories can expose code to anyone, potentially even malicious actors.