Some interesting guides: ref.: http://jmcglone.com/guides/github-pages/

Setting up your github pages site locally with Jekyll/

Resources

Git, GitHub, and GitHub Pages

• Git Documentation
• Learn Git and GitHub in 15 minutes
• GitHub Pages Help
• GitHub Help
• GitHub Cheat Sheet
• GitHub Glossary
• GitHub For Academics

Jekyll

• Sites Using Jekyll
• Blog Migrations to Jekyll

Markdown

• Official Markdown Spec
• Printable Markdown Cheatsheet
• Markdown Cheatsheet
• GitHub Flavored Markdown

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