CONTRIBUTING.md

Steps to follow 📜

1. Fork it 🍴

You can get your own fork (copy) of DNAnalyzer by using the Fork button at the top right of this page.

2. Clone it 👥

You must move to your fork of the repository and clone (download) it to your local machine using

$ git clone https://github.com/Your_Username/DNAnalyzer.git

This creates a local copy of the repository on your machine.

After cloning the DNAnalyzer repository on GitHub, use the change directory command on Linux and Mac to go to that folder.

# This will change directory to a folder DNAnalyzer                                                                   
$ cd
DNAnalyzer

Move to this folder for all other commands.

Let us now add a reference to the original 'DNAnalyzer' repository using:

$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/VerisimilitudeX/DNAnalyzer.git

This adds a new remote named upstream.

Examine the modifications using:

 $ git remote -v
 origin https://github.com/Your_Username/DNAnalyzer.git (fetch)                                                      
 origin https://github.com/Your_Username/DNAnalyzer.git (push)                                                        
 upstream https://github.com/VerisimilitudeX/DNAnalyzer.git (fetch)                                                     
 upstream https://github.com/VerisimilitudeX/DNAnalyzer.git (push)

3. Sync with the Remote 🔄

Remember to keep your local repository up to date with the remote repository.

# Fetch all remote repositories and delete any deleted remote branches
$ git
fetch - -all - -prune
# Switch to main branch
$ git
checkout
main
# Reset local main branch to match upstream repository's main branch
$ git
reset - -hard
upstream / main
# Push changes to your forked DNAnalyzer repo
$ git
push
origin
main

4. Create a new branch

Whenever you want to make a contribution, use the following command to establish a new branch and keep your main branch uncluttered (i.e. synced with remote branch).

# It will create a new branch <branchname> with name and switch to branch <branchname>
$ git
checkout - b < branchname >

To switch to desired branch

# To switch from one folder to other
$ git
checkout < branchname >

To add the changes to the branch. Use

# To add all files to branch
$ git
add.

Type in a message relevant for the code reviewer using

# This message get associated with all files you have changed
$ git
commit - m
"relevant message"

Now, Push your awesome work to your remote repository using

# To push your work to your remote repository
$ git
push - u
origin < branchname >

Finally, in your browser, navigate to your repository and click Contribute and then Open Pull Request. There, please provide a title and description, with brevity, that describe your much-appreciated effort.