Apple has developed an integration for GitHub in XCode. After you install XCode, you can sign in with GitHub by choosing XCode o Preferences to open the Accounts tab. Click the plus sign in the bottom left corner, choose GitHub, and click Continue, as shown in Figure 13-21. Follow the prompts to sign in to your GitHub account. If you have two-factor authentication set up, you are asked for your 2fa code.
Now when you choose Source Control o Clone, your GitHub repos load below the box where you can insert a URL to clone. When you click one, you get information, such as the primary language used, the number of forks and starts for this repo, and a quick link to the README, as shown in Figure 13-22.
If you have a file open in XCode, the Source Control menu displays additional actions you can perform, such as Commit, Push, Pull, and Fetch and Refresh Status.
This extension isn’t open source, so it’s best to keep up with the latest Apple developer news to know what new features may be available. You can read about all the source control integrations that Apple releases at https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/ToolsLanguages/Conceptual/Xcode_Overview/UsingSourceCodeControl.html.
Source: Guthals Sarah, Haack Phil (2019), GitHub for Dummies, Wiley.