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Revision as of 05:08, 6 November 2013 (view source) imported>Shauna (Created page with "== Installing Git == * Windows * OS X * [[Open_S...")		Latest revision as of 20:05, 28 January 2014 (view source) imported>Wolftune (changed from just GitHub to being appropriate for either GitHub or Gitorious (the latter being Open Source, while GitHub is not))
Line 5: * [[Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Harvard/Laptop_setup/Linux_git\|Linux]] == To fork/clone a project on Github or Gitorious == * Start out logged in to Github or Gitorious * Visit the project you want to fork/clone * Click the "Fork" (GitHub) or "Clone" (Gitorious) button in the top-right * Wait for the animation to conclude Line 19: == Now, clone to it to your computer == * On the ~~right side~~page, ~~look for~~find the clone URL which starts with "git@" * Copy ~~that~~the URL to the clipboard * Open a terminal and type: "git clone " (including the space, but not including the quotation marks) Line 57: (Alternatively, you may be prompted to set your name and email address. This means you missed a step in setting up git. No worries, you can [https://openhatch.org/wiki/Open_Source_Comes_to_Campus/Harvard/Laptop_setup/Windows_git#Set_your_user_name_and_email set them now].) You can now visit Github/Gitorious and make sure your personal fork contains those changes. == Create pull request == Visit your personal fork and click the "Pull requests" button on the right (GitHub) or the "Request Merge" button (Gitorious). This will offer you the chance to make a new ~~pull~~ request by clicking on "New pull request" (GitHub) or direct to the form (Gitorious). Explain what you did, and leave a remark that this relates to any issue tracker issues or pages that prompted you to contribute. Now, get feedback from the project's maintainer and eagerly await your ~~pull~~ request getting merged!