* Visual studio has built-in git integration.

Initial Setup (Github Desktop, and on RT-Thread Studio) 

Github Desktop

1. Download and install GitHub Desktop at Download GitHub Desktop | GitHub Desktop.
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4. Log in with your account.
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RT-Thread Studio 

1. Create a folder for a separate workspace. (eg. Desktop>rt-threadproject). This step is to avoid accidental commits/mixing projects. Use the original workspace for projects that do not need to be pushed to GitHub.
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3. At RT-Thread Studio, go to File > Switch Workplace > Other…
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Click browse, and then select the separate workspace folder that you have created. 

Initial Commit 

1. Create a new repository on github.
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3. Add README to On. 
4. Add .gitignore, any, afterwards can be edited.
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8. At Github Desktop, clone the repository that you have created at step 1. 
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11. Local path choose the workspace folder that you have created during Initial Setup.
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14. The folder will “clone” the files from github. 
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17. Go to RT-Thread Studio and export the project. 
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20. Select File System. 
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23. Choose the directory as the cloned project folder. 
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26. Go back to RT-Thread Studio, switch to the separate workspace, and then Import the project from the separate workspace folder. 
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32.  At Github Desktop, you’ll see a lot of changed files. 
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34. I did it before, so I am just showing the “History” tab.  
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37. So now, whenever these are any changes to the code, it will show on Github Desktop. 
38. Then you can commit the changes, and push it to GitHub. 

New laptop/user 

1. Follow step 2 of the Initial Commit section. 

2. At RT-Thread Studio, import the project from the separate workspace folder.