git and github.md

Git and Github

Git is used for version control. Suppose you want to make different versions of an application, that is version control

Github is a git repository hosting service. It provides a Web based graphical interface

Make a New Repository

Go on github 
CLick on new 
Write Repository name 
Click on create repository

Initialize the github repository

git init 

Set username and password

git config --global user.name “github username”
git config --global user.password “github password”

Put the files or folder and add it

git add .

Commit the changes

git commit -m "Message"

Push the changes in the master branch

git push -u origin master 

If you want to make a branch

git checkout -b branch_name
cd branch_name
git push -u origin branch_name

If you want to contribute in some open source project, you can do that by making a pull request

Pull requests are a way of contributing your code changes to an open source project

Go to github -> Fork the repo in which you want to contribute

Open that repo in your profile , go to the code and copy it

Open git bash and write the commands given below. Commands are same what we have already seen above

Commands

Set username and password

git config --global user.name “github username”
git config --global user.password  “email address”

Go into the directory where you want to clone the repo

git clone <paste the copied url>

Do the desired changes and add it

git add .

Commit the changes

git commit -m "Message"

Push the changes in the master branch

git push -u origin master 

If you want to make a branch

git checkout -b branch_name
cd branch_name
git push -u origin branch_name

Make the pull request

Go on github
Click on Pull Request
Click on Create Pull Request 
Write any comment if you want to
Click on Create Pull Request

Congratulations, You have successfully made the pull request 😄