/generation-git-debrief

Documentation for git sync debrief activity

generation-git-debrief

  • Open up a VS Code window on your PC or Mac

  • Select the View Tab at the top of VS Code and click the Command Palette option

  • In the new popup command line start typing Terminal: Select Default Profile and when the option shows up select it

  • In the next dropdown click on Git Bash on Windows (now when we open an integrated Terminal in VS Code it should be Bash) or bash on Mac

  • Enter the command Ctrl + ` (or the Terminal tab and the New Terminal option) to open an integrated terminal CLI in VS Code

  • Change directories to your development folder (i.e. 'Coding') or if you dont have a place for all your coding projects just cd ~/Desktop

  • Navigate to your Github Profile on your preferred browser the link should be https://github.com/your_github_id

  • Login if you are not already

  • Click on the + sign at the top right of the page and select New Repository from the dropdown

    plus sign

  • Fill out the form to resemble the following screenshot

    new repo

  • You will need to add a Repository name, should enter a Description, Public is fine for the activity, and lets click the Checkbox by Add a README file as almost every repo should have a markdown doc

  • On the repo source code view lets click the Code button code btn ss

  • Then click the copy (or Clipboard) icon and make sure that HTTPS is underlined git url ss

  • Navigate back to VS Code and in the terminal we still have open, type git clone and then right-click and paste the copied git url - then hit Enter

git clone make-sure-and-paste-the-copied-url-here
  • You have now cloned a remote repository to your local machine for building out an application
  • cd git-test
  • code -a . to open the current folder in the same window (if you want to open in a new window would just be code .)
  • Click on the git-test folder in the left pane workspace then click on the README.md file to open in the editor
  • Add a new line to the README file ## Contributors (make sure there is a blank line between the title and this new line), hit Enter to go to the next line, and type your name
  • Click the File tab at the top of VS Code and select Save or you can Ctrl + S on Windows or Cmd + S on MacOS
  • Navigate down to integrated Terminal again and enter
git status
  • to see changes from the working directory and staging area
  • Finally enter
git add .
git commit -m "Updates readme contributors"
git push origin main

The last step will prob fail if you dont have SSO setup as well as the following:

  • Go back to Github and see the updated code on the remote repo
  • Great job everyone!