thoughts and projects
I needed to distribute, backup and install some files to a large number of servers today. I had wrote most of a small script when I was reminded of a maxim that I often forget: Make use of package managers. Everything my script did a package manager would do much better. The quickest way to …
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Assuming you have already cloned a repository, the best place to start is with: This will show the current state of the files including the branch you are on and any untracked changes. If you’ve come back to a project after a few days off, this will remind you where you are (which branch) and …
Make a github account Go to the project you want to contribute to Press the “fork” button Check out your forked copy of the project Create a new branch and check it out (change “branch-name” to something descriptive of your work) Make your changes Add each new or modified file to your commit : Commit …