Phase 1.2: Push, Pull, Commit, Branch
Let's start working with Git! Here's what we'll do:
- Clone an Existing Repository
- Create new branches
- Stage and Commit changes
- Pull/Push Changes
Cloning the Starter Code
In a command line, change directories to a folder where you'd like to place the starter code. To clone the starter code for this phase run the command below. This will copy all of the reporsitory files and commit history to your local machine.
git clone https://github.com/gabrielsessions/onboarding-2024-phase1.git
Creating a new branch
We generally don't want to commit changes directly to the main branch, instead you'll want to make changes on a new branch. Here's the general process on how to create a new branch:
git checkout main # Changes branch to main
git pull # Pulls down latest changes on main
git checkout -b my-branch-name # Create your new branch off of main
Committing Changes
In your own branch open up a text editor and create a new .txt file with your name. Inside the text file, write a fun fact about yourself! Once you've saved the file with a fun fact, stage and commit your new file to the branch:
git add . # Stages all files for a commit git commit -m "Your commit message here: Describe changes made to the codebase'
If all goes well, your changes have been committed locally. Now we need to push these changes to GitHub.
git push
# The first time, this will likely spit back
# a command that's `git push --set-upstream ...`.
# Just copy and run that, it's a one-time thing.
Pushing to GitHub will likely require you to authenticate. If you need an access token check out Ben's directions: https://jumbocode.ben.page/reference/git-local