October 2018
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
6h 14m
English
The first step in any contribution is to retrieve a local copy of the repository (repo). In git terminology, this local copy is known as a clone, but some hosting services use the term fork instead. In the git contribution process, both words refer to the same step, though the two words can mean different things in a FOSS context.[79]
The next step after cloning the repository is to create a branch. When you create a branch, you name it and figuratively plant a flag in the repository to say, “I hereby claim everything from here forward in the name selected for the branch.” As long as you stay on that branch, all of your work ...
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