eclipse source control with github

 Here is the simple, correct, up-to-date way to use Git + GitHub from Eclipse.

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✅ Step 1: Install EGit Plugin (Usually Already Installed)

Most Eclipse versions already include EGit.

Check:

1. In Eclipse, go to
   Help → About Eclipse IDE → Installation Details → Plug-ins

2. Search for EGit.

If not present:

• Go to Help → Eclipse Marketplace

• Search EGit

• Install it

• Restart Eclipse

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✅ Step 2: Connect Eclipse to Your Local Git Repository

Option A — You already have a project in Eclipse

You want to create a git repo for it.

1. Right-click the project → Team → Share Project

2. Select Git

3. Click Create Repository

4. Finish

Now your project is a Git repo.

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✅ Step 3: Add GitHub as Remote

You need your GitHub repo URL.
Example:
https://github.com/username/projectname.git

In Eclipse:

1. Right-click your project → Team → Remote → Configure Push to Upstream

2. Enter:

   • URI: paste your GitHub URL

   • Authentication: GitHub username + PAT (personal access token)

3. Click Next, then select:

   • master/main → master/main

4. Finish

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🔐 GitHub Now Requires PAT (Not Password)

If you don’t have a PAT:

1. Go to github.com → Settings → Developer Settings → Personal Access Tokens → Fine-grained

2. Generate new token with:

   • repo permissions

3. Copy token → use it in Eclipse instead of password.

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✅ Step 4: First Commit

1. Right-click project → Team → Commit

2. Select files → add commit message

3. Click Commit and Push

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✅ Step 5: Daily Workflow

1️⃣ Pull latest

Right-click project → Team → Pull

2️⃣ Make your changes

3️⃣ Commit changes

Right-click → Team → Commit

4️⃣ Push to GitHub

Right-click → Team → Push to Upstream

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📌 Additional Useful Views

Enable Git UI inside Eclipse:

1. Window → Show View → Other…

2. Expand Git:

   • Git Staging

   • Git Repositories

   • Git History

These give you full visibility like VS Code or GitKraken.