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+layout: default
+title: Welcome
+---
+
+Welcome to the GitHub Help site. Here we have compiled many guides to help you set up and use git and GitHub.
+
+Use the sidebar on the right side of this site to access our guides!
+
+If you would like to submit your own guides, please fork [our repo](http://github.com/github/help.github.com/) and send pull requests to [tekkub](http://github.com/tekkub)
+
+*We are in the process of moving guides over from the [old wiki](http://github.com/guides/home).*
+
+Getting started with Git and GitHub
+-----------------------------------
+
+Getting up and running from scratch is easy:
+
+1. [Install Git](git-installation-redirect)
+2. [Generate a keypair](key-setup-redirect) -- *[If you have troubles](troubleshooting-ssh)*
+3. [Set your user and email in git](git-email-settings)
+4. [Create a repo](creating-a-repo) or "fork an existing repo](forking)
+
+After you've created a repo you will presented with the commands necessary to create a new empty repo locally, push an existing local repo, or import an SVN repo.
+
+If you are collaborating on someone else's repo, you can clone the repo using the command `git clone git@github.com:username/reponame.git`.  You can find this clone URL in the repo's header when viewing its source page.
+
+To learn more about git's commands, we highly recommend you check out the [Pro Git book](http://progit.org/) and the [git man pages](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/).  If you need help or have any questions, feel free to [contact support](http://support.github.com) or [ask the community](http://groups.google.com/group/github/).
+
+Popular guides
+--------------
+
+<dl>
+  {% for post in site.posts reversed %}{% if post.categories contains "popular" %}
+    <dt><a href="{{ post.url }}" id="{{ cat }}">{{ post.title }}</a></dt>
+    <dd>{{ post.description }}</dd>
+  {% endif %}{% endfor %}
+</dl>
+
+Getting help
+------------
+
+There are a number of resources available to help you learn git or fix issues with GitHub:
+
+### GitHub
+
+* [GitHub Support](http://support.github.com) -- Resolve issues with GitHub or get help with basic git issues.
+* [Contact GitHub](http://github.com/contact) -- Don't feel like making an account on support.github.com?  This is your direct line to us.
+* [GitHub Google Group](http://groups.google.com/group/github/) -- Ask the community for help
+* [GitHub Status](http://twitter.com/github) -- Is GitHub down, or is it just me?
+
+### Git
+
+* [Pro Git](http://progit.org/)
+* [git-scm](http://git-scm.com/)
+* [git man pages](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/) -- In-depth documentation for every git command.
+* [git user's manual](http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html)
+* [Learn.GitHub](http://learn.github.com) -- Git tutorials for beginners and experts.
+* [git ready](http://www.gitready.com/) -- Little tips and hints for using git.