Overview
Welcome to the heart of GitHub's knowledge base! This repository powers docs.github.com, providing comprehensive and accessible documentation for all things GitHub. It's a fully open-source project, inviting contributions from the global developer community to ensure its accuracy, breadth, and clarity.
Key Features
- Open-Source Collaboration: Embrace the power of community. Anyone can contribute to improve and expand the documentation.
- Dual Repository Sync: Seamlessly integrates with a private internal repository, ensuring consistency between internal and external-facing documentation.
- Clear Contribution Paths: Dedicated guidelines cater to both internal GitHub employees ("Hubbers") and external open-source contributors, making it easy to get involved.
- Content Focus for External Contributors: External contributions are primarily focused on content files (
.mdin/contentand select/datasections), safeguarding site infrastructure and workflows. - Rich Learning Resources: Offers valuable resources for newcomers, including guides on setting up Git, understanding GitHub flow, and collaborating via pull requests.
- Flexible Licensing: Content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, while code adheres to the permissive MIT License.
Typical Use Cases
- Developers: Seeking to understand GitHub's features, APIs, and best practices to enhance their workflows.
- New GitHub Users: Learning the fundamentals of Git and GitHub to start their development journey.
- Open-Source Enthusiasts: Contributing to a vital project and improving documentation for a platform used by millions.
- Enterprise Users: Accessing detailed information on advanced features and integrations.
- Documentation Specialists: Collaborating to refine and expand the official documentation of a leading developer platform.
