Today we're going to learn git! We're going to pratice cloning, adding, commiting, merging, and resolving merge conflicts! At the end of this lab you'll have a personal webpage that you can access at https://andrewdchen.github.io/HIP-A2CN/docs/ !

Getting Started:

1. Forking the repository.

• On Github:
  • Look for the Fork button at the top right of the page, it should look like this:
  

2. Cloning your forked repository.

• On Github:

  • To clone your respository find the green Code button and copy the https link. Make sure you are cloning your version of this repository, not this one. The clone button should look like:
  

• On your terminal:

git clone <url for your fork>

3. Checking out a new branch!

• On your terminal:

git checkout -b <branchname>

• We're about to make some changes so let's checkout a new branch!

4. Making your markdown file.

• On your terminal:

cd HIP-A2CN/docs  
touch *username*.md

Alternatively, you can make the markdown file via file explorer/finder.

What is markdown? Markdown is a lightweight markup language for creating formatted text using a plain-text editor.[1]. This cheatsheet might be helpful for step 3: Github Markdown Cheatsheet

5. Editing your markdown file.

• Use your favorite texteditor e.g. TextEdit, Vim, Nano, Sublime to add your personalized content!

6. Adding and Committing your changes.

• On your terminal:

git add *username*.md
git commit -m "*username* initial commit"

Additional practice:

git status is a useful command for seeing what has changed relative to your latest commit or your HEAD pointer.

• Try git status before and after you git add. What does the message say? Can you undo git add?
• Try git status after you git commit, what does the message say? Can you undo git commit?

7. Pushing your changes.

• On your terminal:

git push origin <branch_name>

Additional practice: What does origin mean? What does master mean?

8. Create a pull request.

• On Github:
• More instructions here: Creating a pull request from a fork
• For step 6, make sure the upstream repository is andrewdchen/HIP-A2CN, and the downstream repository is your own with the branch you made just now!
• Once you finish step 8, let a TA know in the chat!

9. Resolve the merge conflict

• Find your pull request here: https://github.com/andrewdchen/HIP-A2CN/pulls, and resolve the conflict!
• Once you have resolved the conflict, commit the change, and let a TA know in the chat! We will incorporate your pull request and you will be able to see your website at https://andrewdchen.github.io/HIP-A2CN/docs/

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown