We are going to start working on an existing application that is stored in GitHub.
GitHub is an online repository that provides free public use and monthly pricing plans depending on usage.
GitHub uses Git, which is a version-control system for tracking changes of files among multiple collaborators.
Visual Studio comes with the ability to manage Git Repositories, which you can do from the Team Explorer window.
In this chapter, we are going to clone an existing application. A clone is simply a downloaded copy of a specific online repository to your local machine. You then open that with Visual Studio to make any modifications.
When you click on Clone, you will be asked to supply the URL to the online repository and where you would like to store it on your local machine:
Where do I get the URL of the repository?
Either this URL was provided to you or you found it on the GitHub website: www.github.com.
In the video below, we will clone a sample application from a repository on GitHub.
Let's recap!
A clone is a copy of an online repository to your local machine.
Git is a version-control system for tracking file changes by one or more people.
GitHub is an online repository open to the public.
Visual Studio comes installed with the ability to connect to Git repositories.
