Setting up Github in Pycharm

Commit changes and edit files with Pycharm and synchronise with GitHub.

Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, select Version Control | GitHub in the left pane
Click +
In the dialog box, specify GitHub server URL (github.com).
- Obtain a new token, enter login information and password
- Or Add account and Sign up for GitHub (if creating a new GH account).
More information can be found in Pycharm’s page

In the menu bar, choose VCS if any, or click direct Git | Clone if VCS does not show in the menu-bar.
Clone Repository
- URL: the GH address will show if already logged in
- Directory: the local directory
- If not log in, click on Log in to GitHub, fill in:
  - Server: github.com, Login: email-address, Password.

Right click the folder that need to change branches
Choose Git | Branches here.
- The pop-up window: Git Branches: Local Branches: master, Remote Branches: origin/master, origin/…
- Check on the GH-site which branch the folder belongs to
- Choose the branch -> Checkout

Edit a file (e.g. test.md file)
Right click the file, and choose Git | Commit Directory.
The pop-up window will show changes (bottom left vs bottom right versions), as well as allowing for commit message to note which changes that have been done.
Right click on the file in the pop-up window will allow to Show Diff Ctrl+D, which will show the changes modified. The same window shows also alternative to revert changes: Revert Ctrl+Alt+Z. The commit directory window looks like this:
If everything looks ok, click Commit in the Commit changes pop-up window.
In order to synchronise changes, click on the push symbol (green arrow in the up-right corner).
Right click the file, then click on Git | Push Ctrl+Shift+K.
- This will show a new window with Push commits, and here we can right click again and double check for Show diff. Finally, click Push in the bottom-left corner to push the file to GH.
- A Push successful or Everything is up to date window will pop up in the bottom right corner to inform the action is done.
NB! Always commit file before push.
Here are the options under Git after right clicking on the file:

Use the pull symbol (blue arrow in the up-right corner) to update project Ctrl + T.
Right click on the folder, so choose Git | pull.