GitAlpha - Practice contributing to a repo

Hey guys. This is a quick introduction on how to contribute to a git repo where you cannot commit directly to the repo. Website here: https://hackmelbourne.github.io/GitAlpha/

Steps

1 - Fork the repo

Click to fork the repo. A fork is an exact copy of the repo, but is owned by you. You can can change the contents of the forked repo and then make a pull request to merge into the original repository.

2 - Clone the repo onto local machine

You can do this by copying the link to the repo and running git clone [link] in your terminal. Ensure you have git installed on your local machine.

3 - Make changes to repo

Edit files in the local repository. After you are done making changes, commit the repo and then push the changes to the forked repo.

4 - Make a pull request

On GitHub, you can make a pull request to have it merged into the original repository. A collaborator of the original repository will check the changes and then merge the changes into the repository if the changes are satisfactory. Owners may make comments/suggestions on the code and code style before they are completely satisfied.

5 - Wait for approval and you're done

Congrats, you've made it. Look at some of our other open source projects to see where you can collaborate.