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## How to clone repo and make changes locally
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```
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- click on the clone button (green in colour).
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+ click on the clone button (green in colour). This gives you a copy of the project. Its now yours to play around with
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- - Using git on your local machine
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+ - Using git on your local machine. Do this to download the forked copy of this repo to your computer
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```
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- git clone https://github.com/eddiejaoude /hacktoberfest-practice.git
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+ git clone https://github.com/yourGithubUsername /hacktoberfest-practice.git
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- - switch to the cloned folder
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+ - switch to the cloned folder. This can be done with Gitbash or the integrated terminal in the VSCode editor
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cd hacktoberfest-practice
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- - Make a new branch
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+ - Make a new branch. Your name would make a good branch because it's unique
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git checkout -b <name of new branch>
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- - Make changes in your repo
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+ - Make changes in your repo by opening the README.md file and adding your full name along with a link to your github profile
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- touch text.txt
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- echo "Hallo world" > text.txt
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+ open ReadMe. md
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+ On a new line type in ..
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+ Full Name [github.com/githubUsername]
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+ ```
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+ - Stage your changes
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git commit -m "Initial commit"
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git push origin <name of your branch>
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- - Pulling your request
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+ - Pulling your request. Click on the Pull requests tab on the forked github repository.
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+ Note : A pull request allows your changes to be merged with the original project.
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click on pull request
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+ - Wait for your changes to be merged.
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+ - Hurray! You successfully made a contribution
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## Hacktoberfest community
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- [ Aakarsh Teja] ( https://github.com/aakarshteja )
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