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Start Contributing

In case you know how to fork follow these steps

  1. For contributing in this repository start by creating a folder with it's name as your github username.
  2. Add your markdown code in a file named README.md which should be contained in folder created above.

In case you don't know how to fork follow these steps

  1. Click on Fork button on top right corner of main repository. Fork Button

  2. Select your account if a popup appears asking where to fork ( occurs in case you are member of any organization).

  3. After that navigate to forked repository, URL will be like https://github.com/<your_github_username>/Profile.md/tree/main.

  4. Now, click on green button labelled as CODE.

    Code

  5. Now choose either SSL or Github CLI to clone this forked repository ( HTTPS method is soon going to be deprecated ). For more information click on Learn More in popup.

    Code PopUp

  6. Click on COPY icon Copy.

  7. Now Paste this command in your Terminal/Powershell. This will clone forked Repository on your local system.

  8. Now make desired changes.

  9. Add changes to staging area and commit them with meaningful commit message. ( For More information on Pull Request refer to this video by Official Hactoberfest Team).

    Hacktoberfest 2021

  10. After commiting the changes, MAKE SURE TO UPDATE YOUR REMOTE REPOSITORY WITH UPSTREAM).

  11. You can do this by clicking on Fetch and Merge Button.

    Fetch and Merge

  12. Now if this button was enabled ( in my case it is disbled as it is up to date with upstream) click and it will merge changes from upstream to remote repository.

  13. Now, you need to fetch these changes, go to command line and rebase your remote branch with local one.

    git fetch origin main
    git rebase -i origin/main

    A prompt will appear press colon and write wq in vim editor. This is will save your messsage.

  14. Now, once branch is rebased and up to date push to remote using

    git push origin main

  15. Now navigate to your forked repository on github and click on contribute button. contribute

    and click on OPEN PULL REQUEST button.

  16. Add Pull Request title and description and open pull request.