Adding Changes to a Preexisting Repo

Prequisites

• git or GitBash installed on your machine

Part 1 - Cloning a Preexisting Project

• From a browser, navigate to the URL of the GitHub repository you would like to clone.
• Copy the URL of the repository your clipoboard.
• From a terminal, do the following:
  • Create a dev directory in your home directory.
    • mkdir ~/dev
  • Change directories to ~/dev
    • cd ~/dev
  • Clone project into ~/dev directory and alias project directory as my-project
    • git clone {repository_url} my-project

Part 2 - Adding Changes to Preexisting Git Repository

1. navigate to the root directory of the project on your local machine
2. add changes
   • git add .
3. commit change
   • git commit -m 'update message'
4. push changes to web
   • git push -u origin master
5. Refresh the webpage to ensure your changes are visible.