GitHub shows how GitHub Copilot CLI can speed up onboarding by scanning a repository and returning a plain-English overview of the codebase from the terminal.

How to understand any codebase in seconds

Onboarding to a new project can take hours of reading code. This video highlights a faster approach using GitHub Copilot CLI: you can ask for an overview, and Copilot will scan the repository and provide a plain-English breakdown.

What this is demonstrating

• Use GitHub Copilot CLI to request a high-level overview of a repository
• Copilot scans the repo so you can avoid manually digging through folders
• The goal is quicker codebase comprehension and faster onboarding

Watch the full series

• Copilot CLI for beginners series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDxRhhs36ns&list=PL0lo9MOBetEHvO-spzKBAITkkTqv4RvNl

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