{"id":34,"date":"2019-10-07T18:20:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metajack.org\/blog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2019-10-22T14:25:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:25:59","slug":"the-simplest-way-to-create-a-pull-request-and-contribute-code-to-open-source-projects-on-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metajack.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/07\/the-simplest-way-to-create-a-pull-request-and-contribute-code-to-open-source-projects-on-github\/","title":{"rendered":"The simplest way to create a pull-request and contribute code to open source projects on Github"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Make a github account<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to the project you want to contribute to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press the “fork” button<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out your forked copy of the project<\/p>\n\n\n\n

git clone https:\/\/github.com\/YOUR_USER_NAME_HERE\/FORKED_PROJECT_NAME_HERE.git<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Create a new branch and check it out (change “branch-name” to something descriptive of your work)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
git checkout -b branch-name<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Make your changes<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Add each new or modified file to your commit :<\/p>\n\n\n\n
git add path\/to\/file\/file_name.c<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Commit your change to your local branch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
git commit -m \"Add a comment about your changes here\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Sync your fork in case there have been any additions to the primary repository since you started your work<\/p>\n\n\n\n
git remote add upstream https:\/\/github.com\/original-owner-username\/original-repository.git\ngit fetch upstream\ngit checkout master\ngit merge upstream\/master<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Push your changes to your forked repository on github<\/p>\n\n\n\n
git push --set-upstream origin branch-name<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Go to the page on github for your forked repository and press the “Compare & Pull Request” button. Follow the directions to create the pull request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(adapted from https:\/\/www.digitalocean.com\/community\/tutorials\/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … <\/p>\n
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