GitHub

Definition

GitHub hosts Git repositories, issues, pull requests, GitHub Actions CI, GitHub Packages, and Codespaces dev environments. It is the standard distribution channel for open-source code and the most common place automation tools watch for events (push, PR opened, release published). The gh CLI exposes most operations to scripts and agents.

When to use

See also

• CI/CD — Continuous integration and continuous delivery — automated build, test, and deploy pipelines triggered on commit.
• Git Bash — A POSIX-style bash shell for Windows bundled with Git for Windows — the default Unix-ish terminal on Windows dev machines.