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Forking and Cloning Labs from Github

Forking from Github

Forking is a feature of github that creates a copy of a repository on your account. When you solve a lab, you'll be coding the solution not on the deployed copy of the lab that everyone has access too, but rather, on your copy, your fork.

How to Fork

1. Click on the Fork Button

2. Fork it to your personal github account.

3. Make sure you are on your fork of the lab.

Cloning from Github

Cloning means bringing down a copy of a git repository from a remote source (like Github). It is creating another copy of a repository on your computer and allowing your local copy to communicate and update the copy on github.

How to Clone

1. Copy your Clone URL, it should start with https://

2. From your terminal, from your home directory (you can cd ~ to quickly jump there), type in: git clone and then paste the clone address you copied in step 1.

3. Enter in your github credentials.

Note: If you have 2-factor-authentication on github turned on this won't work. Turn it off from your settings

4. Your clone should now exist in a new directory named after the lab.

5. cd into the lab directory so you can get to work!

Posting Your Work on Github

After you've completed a lab post your work onto github with the following steps.

1. Stage your changes for commit with

git add .

2. And confirm that the file is staged for commit with git status

3. Commit the file.

git commit -am "My first commit"

4. Push your work up to your fork on github.

git push

5. Go to github and confirm the push.

Opening a Pull Request

1. Click on the branch comparison icon from the repository home.

2. Click Create Pull Request

3. Confirm the Create Pull Request

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