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What is GitHub collaborative approach?
GitHub's collaborative approach to development depends on publishing commits from your local repository to GitHub for other people to view, fetch, and update.
What is a remote URL?
A remote URL is Git's fancy way of saying "the place where your code is stored." That URL could be your repository on GitHub, or another user's fork, or even on a completely different server.
Can you use Subversion on GitHub?
You can also use a Subversion client to access any repository on GitHub. Subversion offers a different feature set than Git. For more information, see " What are the differences between Subversion and Git? "
What is a remote repository in git?
As you make changes to your project locally, you can keep them up-to-date with your remote repository. In Git, a remote is the server where your code is stored.
Can you change the URL of a repository?
You can change the remote URL for a repository you're working with in GitHub Desktop. You might do this if the repository has been renamed, or the username or organization that owns the repository has changed.
How many permission levels does a repository have?
A repository owned by a user account has two permission levels: the repository owner and collaborators. For more information, see " Permission levels for a user account repository .".
What is an organization account?
Organization accounts. Organization members can have owner, billing manager, or member roles. Owners have complete administrative access to your organization, while billing managers can manage billing settings. Member is the default role for everyone else. You can manage access permissions for multiple members at a time with teams.
Who has ultimate power over an enterprise account?
Enterprise owners have ultimate power over the enterprise account and can take every action in the enterprise account. Billing managers can manage your enterprise account's billing settings. Members and outside collaborators of organizations owned by your enterprise account are automatically members of the enterprise account, although they have no access to the enterprise account itself or its settings. For more information, see " Roles in an enterprise ."
Can you grant read/write access to collaborators on a personal repository?
While you can grant read/write access to collaborators on a personal repository, members of an organization can have more granular access permissions for the organization's repositories.
