Hello everyone, today I'll be explaining the standard procedure of how things work, using Git and GitHub!
Basically there are two methods of contributing to the repository: forking and branching.
So, what is branching exactly? It's really self-explanatory. You make a branch from the original branch, and work your progress, and once you're done, you can update your branch, and make a pull request. Here's a quick overview:
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So, let's start by cloning. For Demonstration purposes, I'll be using a starter GitHub Organization. Here's the link to the repo.
Here's how it looks:
Now as you can see, there's only a README.md
file visible. Now, let's try cloning it, as said on Step # 1.
Here's how you can get the link:
Now, you can copy the link, and go to the terminal, and type this:
git clone <remote_url>