- fork this repo (top right hand side)
- clone the forked repo to your computer
git clone URL
- Navigate in to the cloned repo
- Set up upstream
git remote -v
will check which remote repos are currently connectedgit remote add upstream [URL OF THIS REPO (NOT YOUR FORK)]
- will add an upstream repo that will be synced with your fork - Open the repo
code .
- Add your name to contributors.md
- Stage file
git add .
- Commit files
git commit -m"TYPE A MEANINNGFUL MESSAGE HERE EG: 'ADDED NAME TO CONTRIBUTORS.MD'"
- Push changes to YOUR remote repo
git push origin master
- Headover to original repo page and click the green pull request button
cd - change directory
ls - list files
ls -a list files inc hidden files
mkdir DIRNAME - make directory
touch FILENAME - create a file
pwd - print working directory