README.md

Branching tutorial

Get your own copy of the repository

1. In GitHub, fork nrsiward/branching_tut to your account
2. Clone branching_tut from your account to your local disk

Implementing a new feature

3. Create branch feature1 (to implement a new feature)
4. Change line 2 in file1.txt

Making an urgent bug fix at an inconvenient time

5. Stash
6. Change back to branch master (to make a bug fix before the feature is done)
7. Edit line 3 and line 4 in file1.txt
8. Stage and commit

Finishing the new feature

9. Change to branch feature1
10. Pop the stash
11. Change line 4 in file1.txt (to finish implementing the feature)
12. Stage & commit

Merge the new feature

13. Change to branch master
14. Merge branch feature1
15. Resolve conflicts

Share with others

16. Push

Clean up the uneeded branch

17. Delete local branch feature1
18. Push the branch deletion

Make a release

19. Tag repo
20. Push commit and tag