How to use Git.io to shorten GitHub URLs and create vanity URLs
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Suppose you want to shorten the URL to a particular location on GitHub. Or perhaps you want to create a vanity URL that goes directly to your GitHub profile, e.g. . You can use .
To shorten a URL, open your favorite command prompt (via Git Shell) and type in
in the response, you’ll see your shorten URL!
To create a vanity URL for your GitHub profile,
in the response, you’ll see a new way to refer to your GitHub profile!