My First Fork (and clone)

How to Download

Part 1 - Forking the Project

• To fork the project, click the Fork button located at the top right of the project.
• this makes a copy of the code IN YOUR Github ACCOUNT

Part 2 - Navigating to forked Repository

• Navigate to your github account to find the newly forked repository.
• This is your copy of the code, not the original copy of ZipCode's
• Copy the URL of the project to the clipboard.

Part 3 - Cloning forked repository

• Clone the repository from your account into the ~/Projects directory.
  • if you do not have a ~/Projects directory, make one by executing the following command:
    • mkdir ~/Projects
  • navigate to the ~/Projects directory by executing the following command:
    • cd ~/Projects
  • clone the project by executing the following command:
    • git clone https://github.com/ZipCodeCore/MyFirstFork

_Please note, Projects, is just a suggestion. Over the years, some have made it Code, Source, src or even p. Generally, though, you should keep all your source code together in a folder/directory. _

Make Changes

• edit the my-name file inside the MyFirstFork directory, by adding your name to the file.

How to Submit

Part 1 - Pushing local changes to remote repository

• from a terminal navigate to the root directory of the cloned project.
• from the root directory of the project, execute the following commands:
  • add all changes
    • git add .
  • commit changes to be pushed
    • git commit -m 'I have added changes'
  • push changes to your repository
    • git push -u origin main
• now, check that the code has been copied UP to the Github site.
  • navigate to your fork of the repo, the one in your account and cloned.
  • make sure the commit message is correct and up to date
  • look in the my-name file up on the github site to make sure your name is there.

Part 2 - Submitting assignment

• from the browser, navigate to the forked project from your github account.
• copy the URL of the repo using the button
• go to the student portal and submit the URL (your url) for the lab.

You can do it, we know you can. Ask around if confused, you're not the only one confused.