CONTRIBUTING.md

Contributing code

If you intend to work on this repo and make some changes, please can you let the group know what you’re going to work on before you start. This will hopefully prevent multiple people working on the same thing, making the merge process a bit easier.

How to contribute

The preferred way to contribute to ebm is to fork the main repository on GitHub:

1. Fork the project repository: click on the 'Fork' button at the top right of the page. This creates a copy of the code under your account on the GitHub server.

2. Clone this copy to your local disk:

      $ git clone https://github.com/YourGitHubLogin/ebm.git
      [enter username and password as requested]
      $ cd ebm
   

3. Create a branch to hold your changes:

      $ git checkout -b my-feature
   

   and start making changes. Never work in the master branch!

4. Work on this copy on your computer using Git to do the version control. When you're done editing, do:

      $ git add modified_files
      $ git commit
   

   to record your changes in Git, then push them to GitHub with:

      $ git push -u origin my-feature
   

These steps can also be recreated using a Git GUI, for example GitHub Desktop.