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Shivanthi Fernando
Shivanthi Fernando

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Is there any difference between git and github?

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Nguyen

Well, git is a SCM (source control manager) software while GitHub is an online hosting service built around git

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Shivanthi Fernando

Thank you

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Pacharapol Withayasakpunt

What exactly do you want to know / are confused?

git is just a locally installable software.

GitHub is a popular online platform; having GitLab and BitBucket as alternatives. You might even host by yourself, like Gitea.

But you don't really have to send your files online in the first place.

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Shivanthi Fernando

Ok thanks for the info

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Al Rodriguez • Edited

Git is a technology used for source control. It's open source, and can be used by anyone in a lot of different ways. But there's some setup involved.

GitHub is one of many companies that let you use Git without setting up a lot of stuff yourself, like a server to keep the code private or for sharing publicly.

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Shivanthi Fernando

Thank you