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World 9: Power Tools

GitHub Desktop and editor tools

You will learn: how Git buttons in apps match the commands you know.

The problem

A friend says: “Real coders only type commands. Buttons are cheating.” Is your friend right?

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GitHub Desktop: A free app with buttons for Git jobs: commit, branch, push and pull. is a free app for Windows and macOS. It lists your changed files. A tick means “put it in the box”.

Tap every file that goes into the commit.

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Try it

Every button runs a Git command. Match them up.

Drag a card into a box. Or tap the card, then tap the box.

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        Most code editors have a Git panel too. VS Code, JetBrains editors and many more. The steps are the same everywhere. Put them in order.

        First step at the top. Put these in order. Use the arrows, or drag.

        • Click Commit
        • Write a short message
        • Push to GitHub
        • Pick the files to save

        Predict

        You commit in GitHub Desktop. Then you run git log in the terminal. Is the commit there?

        Check

        There it is: Add contact page, made with a button. One .git folder, many doors. Use whichever helps you most.

        You did it!

        You can now use Git with buttons or commands. They match.

        Go deeper (optional)

        GitHub Desktop is open source. It can also show diffs and check out pull requests. Still learn the commands. Servers and Codespace terminals have no buttons. When an app shows an error, the command behind it helps.