Creating a Profile README on Github
GitHub has an awesome feature of showing your information in a presentable format on your profile page.
YOU can use this as a selling point for you & showcasing your skills.
Check out this screenshot of my GitHub profile page.
The content seen in the green highlighted mark is shown from the profile README.
In this article, weāll go through the steps for creating a Profile README:
- Create a new repository named as your GitHub username.
For example, my GitHub username is āfarhanhalai30ā so I have created a repository named āfarhanhalai30ā. - Keep this repository as āPublicā.
- Check āInitialize this repository with a READMEā.
- Click on āCreate repositoryā.
- Now start editing the āREADME.mdā file in this repository.
GitHub already provides a basic template which you can follow OR create your own customized template.
Few things you should consider are:
a) A short introduction about YOU.
b) List your skills.
c) Provide your social handles to connect. - Once you are done with editing the README.md file, save it.
Now, you should be able to view this information on your profile page.
Awesome, isnāt it !!! š
For help related to Markdown syntax, you can refer
You just saw, how easily you can create your profile README with a few steps.
I would love to see what creativity you can bring out š, do share your GitHub profile in the comments once you create your profile README.
Thanks for reading š
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