git CLI cheatsheet

Fork & Clone

• Hit 'Fork' on this repo
• On your Fork (it will say <your-github-username>/fp_study_notes_hello_github), click the green 'Code' button and copy the SSH option
• Clone down your fork using git clone <what you copied> in your terminal

Make a Change

• Move into the project folder with cd fp_study_notes_hello_github
• Open it up in VS Code using code .
• Make a change! Add your name to <your-cohort>/roster.txt and save the file (Windows/Linux: ctrl+s / MacOS: command+s)
• Check the git status of the project with git status - <your-cohort>/roster.txt should show in red as there are unstaged changes

Stage your Change

• Stage your change with git add . (or git add <your-cohort>/roster.txt)
• Check the status again - <your-cohort>/roster.txt should now show in green as the changes have been staged but not yet committed

Commit your Change

• Commit your change with git commit -m "add <your-name>". The -m is a flag for 'message' and you must leave a message with every commit!
• Check the status again - there should be nothing to commit now but an indicator that your local version is one commit ahead of the origin. As it suggests, use git push to push up your work to GitHub!

Make your first PR

• You made your own fork of this, now use the GitHub browser interface to see if you can make a Pull Request back to getfutureproof/fp_study_notes_hello-github. Try and request review from @getfutureproof-admin. We will merge your PR when we receive it!