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How to Contribute?

fork this repository

If you don't have git on your machine, install it.

Fork this repository

Fork this repository by clicking on the fork button This will create a copy of this repository in your account.

Clone the repository

clone this repository

open the forked repository, click on the code button and then click the copy to clipboard icon.

Open a terminal and run the following git command:

git clone "url you just copied"

copy URL to clipboard

For example:

git clone https://github.com/Your-Username/opensource-contribution.git

Create a branch

Change to the repository directory on your computer (if you are not already there):

cd opensource-contribution

Now create a branch using the git checkout command:

git checkout -b Your-Branch-Name

For example:

git checkout -b add-Henzo-Dev

Make necessary changes and commit those changes

Now open Contributors.md file in a text editor, add your name to it.

git status

Add those changes to the branch you just created using the git add command:

git add Contributors.md

Now commit those changes using the git commit command:

git commit -m "Add <your-name> to Contributors list"

replacing <your-name> with your name.

Push changes to GitHub

Push your changes using the command git push:

git push origin <add-your-branch-name>

replacing <add-your-branch-name> with the name of the branch you created earlier.

Submit your changes for review

If you go to your repository on GitHub, you'll see a Compare & pull request button. Click on that button.

create a pull request

Now submit the pull request.

submit pull request

Soon I'll be merging all your changes into the master branch of this project. You will get a notification email once the changes have been merged.

Where to go from here?

Congrats! You just completed the standard fork -> clone -> edit -> pull request workflow that you'll encounter often as a contributor!

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