1. Start by making a Fork of the git-github-practice repository. Click on the Fork symbol at the top right corner.
2. Clone your new fork of the repository in the terminal/CLI on your computer with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/<your-github-username>/git-github-practice
3. Navigate to the newly created git-github-practice project directory:
cd git-github-practice
4. Set upstream command:
git remote add upstream https://github.com/CryptoverseWeb3/git-github-practice.git
5. Create a new branch:
git checkout -b YourBranchName
6. Sync your fork or your local repository with the origin repository:
- In your forked repository, click on "Fetch upstream"
- Click "Fetch and merge"
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/main
GitHub Docs for Syncing
7. Make your changes to the source code.
- Add you name in Contributors.md
- Example:
- [Kabir](https://github.com/kabir0x23)
8. Stage your changes and commit:
package.json
or package-lock.json
file, until and unless you have installed the new packages.
git add .
or git add *
. Instead, stage your changes for each file/folder
git add Contributors.md
git commit -m "<your_commit_message>"
9. Push your local commits to the remote repository:
git push origin YourBranchName
10. Create a Pull Request!
11. Congratulations! You've made your first contribution to git-github-practice! 🙌🏼
🏆 After this, the maintainers will review the PR and will merge it if it helps move the git-github-practice project forward. Otherwise, it will be given constructive feedback and suggestions for the changes needed to add the PR to the codebase.
- We help and encourage each other to contribute to open source little and often 😄.
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