title: Changing repository description in git
body: <p>I'd like to change repository description of the project I'm working on but "Edit" button does not appear in GitHub web site.</p>
  
  <p>I use GitHub for Windows and provided shell.</p>
  
  <p>Although description is present on web site <code>.git\description</code> file has default contents and <code>\description</code> file is absent in <code>root</code> folder. Where is the description of the project is stored then if it is present on GitHub?</p>
  
  <p>I changed <code>.git\description</code> but the changes are not visible to the git status.</p>
  
  <p>How to change the project description without creating <code>\description</code> file in the <code>root</code> folder or creating links to its <code>.git\description</code> version?</p>