How to use Webstorm
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In the main menu, go to Git | Clone.
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In the Get from Version Control dialog, choose GitHub on the left.
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Log in to GitHub by using a token or by logging in.
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Select a repository from the list of your GitHub projects.
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In the Directory field, enter the path to the folder where your local Git repository will be created.
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Click Clone.
Glossary
-Branch- A version of a project that allows you to test out aspects of a project without the risk of damaging the base code.
-Clone- A copy of a remote repoistory.
-Commit- The act of storing a new snapshot of the project's state in Git.
-Fetch- A way of using a remote repository to compare it against the local object database.
-GIT- A version control system.
-Github- A remote repository for code.
-Merge- The act of bringing the contents of another branch into the current one.
-Merge Conflict- An error that occurs when there are conflicting changes to the same line of code.
-Push- The act of sending changes that have been commited to the remote repository.
-Pull- To fetch and merge a branch.
-Remote- A repository used to track a project that resides away from that project.
-Repository- A place to store code.
References
-https://www.jetbrains.com/help/webstorm/getting-started-with webstorm.html#ws_getting_started_open_project
-https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary#Documentation/gitglossary.txt-aiddeffetchafetch