How to Commit a PR from your local device using git commands
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Before using git commands you have to download the latest version of git on your device
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for that watch the video below , it will help you with installing git to making your first PR
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Fork the project: Click the gray
Fork
button in the top right of this page. This creates your copy of the project and saves it as a new repository in your github account -
Click on the green
Code
button, then either the HTTPS or SSH option and, click the icon to copy the URL. Now you have a copy of the project. Thus, you can play around with it locally on your computer. -
Run the following commands into a terminal window (Command Prompt, Powershell, Terminal, Bash, ZSH). Do this to download the forked copy of this repository to your computer.
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME/hacktoberfest-practice.git
- Switch to the cloned folder. You can paste this command into the same terminal window.
cd hacktoberfest-practice
- Make a new branch. Your username would make a good branch because it's unique.
git checkout -b <name-of-new-branch>
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Open the
README.md
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Add your name to the section that matches your Initial in this list. Then, add your name in alphabetical order. Then save your changes.
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For example
- [Full Name](https://github.com/your-username)
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Stage your changes.
git add README.md
or
git add .
- Commit the changes.
git commit -m "Add <your-github-username>"
- Check the status of your repository.
git status
- The response should be like this:
On branch <name-of-your-branch>
nothing to commit, working tree clean
- Pushing your repository to GitHub.
git push origin <name-of-your-branch>
or
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main