@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ Follow this guide to install Git [https://help.github.com/en/articles/set-up-git
## Fork the Repository (repo)
Click on the `Fork` button at the top right of the page. This will create a copy of the repository in your github account. The copy is linked to the original, so when you make a `pull request`, it knows where it's going.
## Clone down your new copy of the repository to your computer
Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory you want to store the code. This is just like navigating the folders on your computer, just that you're doing it from the terminal - none of that fancy graphical user interface (gui) anymore! You can view a list of files and folders by typing `ls` (mac) or `dir` (windows) and hitting Enter. You can go into another folder by using the change directory command `cd folderName` and hitting Enter. You can navigate up a folder by typing `cd ..` and hitting Enter. Once you are in the folder you want to create the project folder in, click the `clone or download` button (It's green, top right) and copy the URL that it shows. Once you do that, go back to your terminal and type `git clone https://github.com/userName/repoName` Make sure to swap out the URL for the one you copied!
Success looks like this:
## Let's make sure we're watching the original repository
If someone changes the original repo, you want to make sure you can get those changes to, so in the terminal, type `git remote add upstream https://github.com/code-osan/repoName` and hit Enter. You can run `git fetch upstream` to pull down any new changes to the original repo that others may have done. Make sure to do this each time you're about to tackle an issue or make changes to ensure you're working in the most up to date version.
Kevin Falting
6 years ago