What are your top favorite GitHub tips and tricks?

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  • dev

    Press the . key on any repo (by github)

  • There is also the . (period/dot) command to open an in-browser code editor, being what you see at github.dev and also vscode.dev. A more extensive list of available shortcuts can be found in the GitHub Docs: Keyboard shortcuts.

  • cli

    GitHub’s official command line tool

  • I've been loving the gh CLI, too. For those who don't know, now you know: https://github.com/cli/cli

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • glab

    Discontinued The GitLab CLI tool. Archived: now officially adopted by GitLab as the official CLI tool and maintained at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli. See https://github.com/profclems/glab/issues/983

  • For GitLab users, there is a project trying to give the same UX and functionality: https://github.com/profclems/glab

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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