GitHub Starter Guide

Steps for making changes to your Repo

1. Making sure that you installed git correctly

Check out the version installed by using git --version command, the output must be similar to this 2.31.1

2. Setting up git

• Configure it so that the generated commit messages will contain your correct information.
• Use git config --global user.name "Your Name" and git config --global user.email "[email protected]" and replace with your name and email.
• To check details that you have entered use git config --list.

3. Cloning a repo

• Now create a new repo GUI and clone it using the command git clone repo-address and replace the address ie. copied from the GUI.
• Now go to the directory that has been created by cloning, use cd repo-name.

4. Adding and commiting a file to your reop

• Create any file in this directory and add some contents to it. Check the status of the directory by using git status.
• Stage the files using git add . here '.' indicates all files, but if you want a single file to be commited you can use git add filename.
• Commit the staged files using git commit -m 'add discription to the commit'.

5. Pushing the changes to the remote repo

• Once commited, push changes to remote repo using git push
• Now that you have pushed you will be prompted to enter you GitHub username and password.
• Go to the GUI and you will find your changes.

Steps for making a Pull Request

1. Forking the repo

Fork the repo to which you want to make a PR by clicking on this symbol on the top right corner of the repo.

2. Now follow the steps 2,3,4,5 mentioned in the above section.

• Your task is to add [your-name].txt file to the collab folder and then make a PR.

3. After you make these changes you need to click on the pull request button and make your PR.

4. After that you will be redirected to this page now again cilck on the create pull request button on this page.

Now you can give a message for the PR and then create it.

5. After successfull creation of the PR you will be redirected to this page.

NOTE:

1. This repo displays minimal use of git and if you want to explore more then you can refer online resources. We have uploded a few of them you can check them out as well.
   
2. Star the repo if you liked our session and for any furthur queries you can ask in the github discussion section.(avoid using teams and whatsapp)
   
3. Try to Know more about Hacktoberfest here!

The video link for the 1^st May session.