How to use shorten GitHub URLs and create vanity URLs

Suppose you want to shorten the URL to a particular location on GitHub, (the service for shorting URLs only works with Github URLs, so you cannot use it to external sites). Or perhaps you want to create a vanity URL that goes directly to your GitHub profile, e.g. git.io/19cah. You can use Git.io: GitHub URL Shortener.

To shorten a URL, open your command prompt (via Git Shell) and type in

$ curl -i https://git.io -F "url=https://github.com/19cah" -F "code=19cah"

Where

-F "code=vanity"

For example 19cah, that is my Github username, but you can use whatever you want. Then you will recive in the response your shorten URL!

Location: https://git.io/v5hxi

To create a vanity URL to your profile or URL you need to add # at the end of your profile or the url,

$ curl -i https://git.io -F "url=https://github.com/19cah#" -F "code=19cah"

Now you’ll recive in the respose

Location https://git.io/19cah

And that’s all

Check some of the shorteners that I own redirecting to my profile:

• git.io/19cah
• git.io/abraham
• git.io/carlos

You can use it to shorten your repositories, so it will be easy to share.