IT211 Activity 3.2. Step-by-step process:

Step 1: Open a terminal

Step 2: Navigate to the desktop

cd ~/Desktop

Step 3: Clone the repository from a specific Git URL

git clone https://github.com/Daryl23/Activity3.2_YourName.git

Step 4: Rename the cloned directory to include your name

mv Activity3.2_YourName Activity3.2_LastName_FirstName

Step 5: Navigate into the renamed directory

cd Activity3.2_YourName_YourActualName

Step 6: Create an empty text file named "hero.sql"

touch hero.sql

Step 7: Display the current working directory

pwd

Step 8: List the contents of the directory (including the hidden ones)

ls -a

Step 9: Initialize the directory as a Git repository (OPTIONAL)

git init

Step 10: Check the status of the Git repository

git status

Step 11: Add all changes to the staging area

git add .

Step 12: Commit the changes with a commit message

git commit -m "Initial commit"

Step 13: Display the remote connection for the Git repository

git remote -v

Step 14: Link the local Git repository to the remote repository on your GitHub

To create a Git remote repository on GitHub with the same name as the local repository, and associate it with your GitHub account, follow these additional steps:
Open a web browser and go to GitHub (https://github.com).
Log in to your GitHub account or create one if you don't have an account already.
Click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner and select "New repository."
Fill out the repository name as "Activity3.2_YourName" (replace "YourName" with your actual GitHub username), and add an optional description if you like.
Choose the visibility (public or private) based on your preferences.
Optionally, you can initialize the repository with a README file, create a .gitignore file, and select a license.
Click the "Create repository" button to create the remote repository on GitHub.

git remote add origin https://github.com/YourGitHubUsername/Activity3.2_YourName.git

Step 15: Push the local repository to the remote repository on GitHub

git push -u origin main

Step 16: Open the folder in Visual Studio Code

code .

Step 17: Open the file "hero.sql" in Visual Studio Code

code hero.sql

Step 18: Open the file "instruction.txt" in Visual Studio Code

code instructions.txt

Step 19: Create a new branch named "feat/create-database" and switch to it

git checkout -b feat/create-database

Step 20: Add the given SQL code line to your hero.sql file to create a hero database

CREATE DATABASE hero;

Step 21: Add and commit the changes to the "feat/create-database" branch:

git status git add hero.sql git commit -m "feat create database syntax"

Step 21: Switch back to the main branch

git checkout main

Step 22: Merge the changes from the feature branch (e.g., "feat/create-database") into the main branch

git merge feat/create-database

Step 22: Create a new branch named "feat/create-tables" and switch to it:

git checkout -b feat/create-tables

Step 23: Repeat steps 19-22 seven more times, following "instructions.txt,"

and provide comments indicating the item number and what is being asked 
for in each step. You may comment on your query related to data selection, 
but avoid commenting on the database, table creation, and data insertion processes.

Additional Git commands:

git branch
	= List all local branches.
git log
git log --oneline
	= View the commit history.