{"id":29,"date":"2016-02-11T16:49:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T16:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/test\/?p=29"},"modified":"2016-11-01T18:46:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T18:46:06","slug":"clone-master-branch-github-for-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/clone-master-branch-github-for-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clone a Master Branch &#8211; GitHub for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How to Clone a Master Branch from GitHub for Windows to Your Desktop<\/h2>\r\n<p>First you will need to install GitHub for Windows by using the following URL -> <a href=\"https:\/\/desktop.github.com\/\">https:\/\/desktop.github.com<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>After installing, in the event the application does not launch properly (or at all) when clicking on Clone in Desktop button, use Option Two below:<\/p>\r\n<h3>Option One<\/h3>\r\n<p>Go to the website and click &#8220;Clone in Desktop&#8221; as shown below.<\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github1.png\" alt=\"clone in desktop\" width=\"211\" height=\"188\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30\" \/>\r\n<p>You should see the following window:<\/p>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github2-279x300.png\" \/>\r\n<p>Follow the prompts to clone the main repository in a local folder.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Option Two<\/h3>\r\n<p>If Clone in Desktop fails to launch the application, you can do the following. Drag the \u201cGitHub, Inc. (US)\u201d padlock icon from upper left hand corner of your browser into the application in Windows.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"70\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3-1024x560.png\" alt=\"Github for Windows\" width=\"650\" height=\"355\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3-650x356.png 650w, https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github3.png 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Follow the prompts in the application to clone your respository.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Option Three<\/h3>\r\n<p>In the application, click on the plus sign icon in the upper left hand corner, and select Clone.<\/p>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github4.png\" alt=\"Clone in Github\" width=\"527\" height=\"183\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github4.png 527w, https:\/\/dev.pixelprofessionals.com\/webdevelopmentreference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/github4-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to Clone a Master Branch from GitHub for Windows to Your Desktop First you will need to install GitHub for Windows by using the following URL -> https:\/\/desktop.github.com After installing, in the event the application does not launch properly (or at all) when clicking on Clone in Desktop button, use Option Two below: Option [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.1.1 - 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