Invented for Linux kernel development, Git version control now powers millions of projects across the globe. You can use it with or without GitHub.

Starting a repository like this, you’ll usually do an “initial” commit – for that, you can run git commit -m "Initial commit", where the -m parameter is a human-readable message describing ...

GitHub is at heart a Git repository hosting service, i.e. a cloud-based source code management or version control system, but that’s just the beginning.

For those hosting their own git repositories there are a number of solutions for creating convenient web-accessible front ends, but [mitxela] wasn’t quite satisfied with any of them. After tr… ...

Keybase has launched a new service to encrypt git repositories for free. Keybase, the provider of the Keybase security app for mobile phones and PCs, offers an open-source system supported by ...

What it is known is that the hacker removes all source code and recent commits from vitcims' Git repositories, and leaves a ransom note behind that asks for a payment of 0.1 Bitcoin (~$570).

The developers behind Git and various companies providing Git repository hosting services have pushed out a fix to patch a dangerous vulnerability in the Git source code versioning software.

Previously, only upgraded GitHub Pro accounts could create a private GitHub repository. This option is now available to all accounts -- but with a catch that can limit users.