Merge pull request #31142 from github/repo-sync

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content/get-started/quickstart/about-github-and-git.md

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+---
+title: About GitHub and Git
+shortTitle: About GitHub and Git
+intro: 'You can use {% data variables.product.product_name %} and Git to collaborate on work.'
+versions:
+  fpt: '*'
+  ghes: '*'
+  ghec: '*'
+type: overview
+topics:
+  - Git
+  - Fundamentals
+  - GitHub
+  - Collaboration
+  - Community
+---
+
+## About {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}
+
+{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} is a {% ifversion not ghes %}cloud-based {% endif %}platform where you can store, share, and work together with others to write code.
+
+Storing your code in a "repository" on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} allows you to:
+- **Showcase or share** your work.
+- **Track and manage** changes to your code over time.
+- Let others **review** your code, and make suggestions to improve it.
+- **Collaborate** on a shared project, without worrying that your changes will impact the work of your collaborators before you're ready to integrate them.
+
+Collaborative working, which is one of the most fundamental features of {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, is possible thanks to an open-source software called "Git," upon which {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} is built.
+
+## About Git
+
+Git is a version control system that intelligently tracks changes in files. Git is particularly useful when you and a group of people are all making changes to the same files at the same time.
+
+Typically, to do this in a Git-based workflow, you would:
+- **Create a branch** off from the main copy of files that you (and your collaborators) are working on.
+- **Make edits** to the files independently and safely on your own personal branch.
+- Let Git intelligently **merge** your specific changes back into the main copy of files, so that your changes don't impact other people's updates.
+- Let Git **keep track** of your and other people's changes, so you all stay working on the most up-to-date version of the project.
+
+If you want to learn more about Git, see "[AUTOTITLE](/get-started/using-git/about-git)."
+
+### How do Git and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} work together?
+
+When you upload files to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, you'll store them in a "Git repository." This means that when you make changes (or "commits") to your files in {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, Git will automatically start to track and manage your changes.
+
+There are plenty of Git-related actions that you can complete on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} directly in your browser, such as creating a Git repository, creating branches, and uploading and editing files.
+
+However, most people work on their files locally (on their own computer), then continually sync these local changes—and all the related Git data—with the central "remote" repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. There are plenty of tools that you can use to do this, such as GitHub Desktop.
+
+Once you start to work collaboratively, where you and others all need to be making changes to the same repository at the same time, you'll continually:
+
+- **Pull** all the latest changes made by your collaborators from the remote repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.
+- **Push** back your own changes to the same remote repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.
+
+Git figures out how to intelligently merge this flow of changes, and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} helps you manage the flow through features such as "pull requests."
+
+## Where do I start?
+
+If you're new to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, and unfamiliar with Git, we recommend working through the articles in the "[Quickstart](/get-started/quickstart)" category, which will help you to:
+
+- **Create an account** on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}.
+- **Learn the "{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} Flow"**, and the key principles of collaborative working (branches, commits, pull requests, merges).
+- **Find inspiration** on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} and learn how to **download** interesting code for your own use.
+
+{% ifversion fpt or ghec %}
+
+## Next steps
+
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/get-started/quickstart/creating-an-account-on-github)"
+
+{% endif %}
+
+## Further reading
+
+- "[AUTOTITLE](/get-started/using-github/connecting-to-github)"

content/get-started/quickstart/index.md

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   - Notifications
   - Accounts
 children:
+  - /about-github-and-git
   - /creating-an-account-on-github
   - /hello-world
   - /finding-inspiration-on-github

data/reusables/support/ask-and-answer-forum.md

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-You can connect with developers around the world to ask and answer questions, learn, and interact directly with {% data variables.product.product_name %} staff. To get the conversation started, see "[{% data variables.product.prodname_gcf %}](https://github.community)."
+You can connect with developers around the world to ask and answer questions, learn, and interact directly with {% data variables.product.product_name %} staff. To get the conversation started, see "[{% data variables.product.prodname_gcf %}](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/)."