/CR-MicroLabs-Git-MyFirstFork

First Git microlab to get people familiarized with git

How to Download

Part 1 - Forking the Project

  • To fork the project, click the Fork button located at the top right of the project.

Part 2 - Navigating to forked Repository

  • Navigate to your github profile to find the newly forked repository.
  • Copy the URL of the project to the clipboard.

Part 3 - Cloning forked repository

  • Clone the repository from your account into the ~/dev directory.
    • if you do not have a ~/dev directory, make one by executing the following command:
      • mkdir ~/dev
    • navigate to the ~/dev directory by executing the following command:
      • cd ~/dev
    • clone the project by executing the following command:
      • git clone https://github.com/MYUSERNAME/NAMEOFPROJECT

Make Changes

  • edit the my-name file, by adding your name to the file.

How to Submit

Part 1 - Pushing local changes to remote repository

  • from a terminal navigate to the root directory of the cloned project.
  • from the root directory of the project, execute the following commands:
    • add all changes
      • git add .
    • commit changes to be pushed
      • git commit -m 'I have added changes'
    • push changes to your repository
      • git push -u origin main

Part 2 - Submitting assignment

  • from the browser, navigate to the forked project from your github account.
  • click the Pull Requests tab.
  • select New Pull Request

Whats next?

The next lab is located here.