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contrib-test

A scratchpad for folks at [SIC#16] Contributing to Free and Open Source software, fork of https://github.com/jesstess/contrib-test

Instructions

  1. Visit https://github.com/melvinzhang/contrib-test and flick the Fork button to fork this GitHub project.

  2. Create a local copy of your fork of the repository using the following command:

     git clone https://github.com/<your username>/contrib-test
     cd contrib-test
    
  3. Using your favorite text editor, add a new file to this project.

    a) Make the name of the file your first name, then a hyphen, then a random number, for example jessica-19678. b) In this file, add in where you are from and an open source project you are interested in contributing to, for example:

    I'm from NUS SoC and interested in contributing to Django!
    
  4. Commit this addition to your fork of the project using the following commands:

     git add <name of file>
     git commit -m "Added my open source interests."
    
  5. Push your changes to the remote repository with the following command:

     git push
    
  6. Visit the GitHub page for your fork of the project, e.g.

     https://github.com/<your username>/contrib-test
    

Observe that your file is visible in the GitHub web view for the project.

  1. Click the green button to create a pull request for your changes. This will take you to a page where you can review your diff and commit message. Click the green "Create Pull Request" button, leave a comment, and click the green "Send pull request button".

  2. The owner of the project, melvinzhang, can now review and merge your pull request. Wait a few minutes for this to happen.

  3. Update your fork of the project to see everyone else's changes, using the following command:

     git pull https://github.com/melvinzhang/contrib-test/
     git push
    
  4. Explore the changes with commands like git log and git show.

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