Version Control with git

The Basics of Contributing to a Repo by Forking

How to Fork.

Setup Your Docs Repo Locally

1. Create (academic) github account.
2. Click Fork.
3. Clone with SSH.
   • git clone <url from your forked git repository>
4. Set upstream repo to David's.
   • git remote add upstream git@github.com:dkoes/docs.git

Time to make a change?

1. Get updates from David's repo.
   • git fetch upstream
2. Checkout your own local master branch and merge it with David's master.
   • git checkout master
   • git merge upstream/master
3. Create and checkout a new branch.
   • git checkout master
   • git branch <new-name>
   • git checkout <new-name>
4. Make your edits, commit, and push them.
   • git add <your-new-file>
   • git commit -m "descriptive message"
   • git push
5. Go to your github repo online and select the branch you've made. Click on "New Pull Request", and review your changes below before submitting.