xblackstormx / git-github-tutorial

This readme aims to simplify and guide the way beginners make their first contribution. If you are looking to make your first contribution, follow the steps below.

Git-Github-Tutorial

This readme aims to simplify and guide the way beginners make their first contribution. If you are looking to make your first contribution, follow the steps below.

Fork this repository

Fork this repository by clicking on the fork button on the top of this page. This will create a copy of this repository in your account.

Clone the repository

Now clone the forked repository to your laptop. Go to your GitHub account, open the forked repository, click on the code button and then click the copy to clipboard icon.

Open your git bash and run the following git command:

git clone "url you just copied"

where "url you just copied" (without the quotation marks) is the url to this repository (your fork of this project). See the previous steps to obtain the url.

For example:

git clone https://github.com/<user_name>/<repository_link>.git

where <user_name> is your GitHub username. Here you're copying the contents of the Git-Github-Tutorial repository on GitHub to your laptop.

Create a branch

Change to the repository directory on your machine(if you are not already there):

cd Git-Github-Tutorial

Now create a branch using the git branch command:

git branch <branch_name>

For example:

git branch feature

To switch to new branch use the command git checkout command:

git checkout <branch_name>

For example:

git checkout feature

Make necessary changes and commit those changes

Now changes directory to the Data folder.

cd Data

Now create a text file using the touch command:

touch <file_name>.txt

For example:

touch Deepanshu.txt

Now open the newly created text file in a text editor or VS Code, enter your information. After final edit save the file.

If you go to the project directory and execute the command git status, you'll see there are changes.

Add those changes to the branch you just created using the git add command:

git add .

Here in the above command . , is used to track all changes in the current directory

Now commit those changes using the git commit command:

git commit -m "<write a message, describing what changes you've made>"

For example:

git commit -m "added Deepanshu.txt"

Push changes to GitHub

Push your changes using the command git push:

git push -u origin <your-branch-name>

replacing your-branch-name with the name of the branch you created earlier.

Submit your changes for review

If you go to your repository on GitHub, you'll see a Compare & pull request button. Click on that button.

Now submit the pull request, by clicking on Create pull request button.

Soon, your changes will be merged by our team. You will get a notification email once the changes have been merged.