This workshop is aimed at equipping beginners with the fundamentals of understanding and using Git, since it’s a tool that you’ll almost definitely have to use as a developer.
This project aims to simplify and guide the way beginners make their first contribution. If you are looking to make your first contribution, follow the steps below.
If you don't have git installed on you machine, download it.
- Fork a repo on GitHub
- Clone a repo
- Commit changes
- Push changes to GitHub from terminal
- Submit a pull request (PR) on GitHub
- Update a repo
Fork this repository by clicking on the fork button on the top right of this page. This creates a copy of this repository on your account.
Now, clone the forked repository to your machine. Go to you GitHub account, open the forked repository, click on the code button and then click the copy to clipboard icon
Open a terminal and run the following command:
git clone <url you just copied>
where <url you just copied> is the url you copied from the clone dialog box
For example:
git clone https://github.com/your-github-name/git-workshop.git
where your-github-name is your github user name. This downloads a copy of the repository onto your computer
Change to the repository directory on your computer.
cd git-workshop
Now create a branch using the git checkout command
git checkout -b your-branch-name
For example,
git checkout -b add-firstname-lastname
Now, create a .md file titled <your-full-name>.md where <your-full-name> is your full name and in it write your full name and something about yourself.
# Add Your Name Here
### A Brief Description about yourself
### How are you finding this workshop?:
## Socials
* LinkedIn -
* GitHub -
* Twitter -
* Instagram -
If you now go to the project directory and execute the command git status, you'll see there are changes.
Add those changes to the branch you just created using the git add command
git add your-full-name.md
Now, commit those changes using the git commit command
git commit -m "Add <you-full-name> to git-workshop"
replacing <your-full-name> with your full name
Push your changes using the command git push
git push origin <add-your-branch-name>
replacing with the name of the branch you created earlier.
If you go to your repository on GitHub, you'll see a Compare & pull request button. Click on that button.
Congratulations! 🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼 you've done it. You just learnt how to use Git.
- Another beginners tutorial for git: http://try.github.com
- Student Resources: https://github.com/kpatel0170/resources
- Git Workflow for Two: https://github.com/foundersandcoders/git-workflow-workshop-for-two