Java Programs

A Repository that will guide you in making your first contribution.

How to contribute

1. Fork the project
2. Make any changes in your forked repo
3. On this repo, click Pull Requests and raise a Pull Request selecting your fork on the right drop down

STEPS TO CONTRIBUTE

1. Fork this Repository
2. Clone it locally (Use github Desktop to make things easier)
3. or Do it locally using the commands below

How to clone repo and make changes locally

  click on the clone button (green in colour). This gives you a copy of the project. Its now yours to play around with

• Using git on your local machine. Do this to download the forked copy of this repo to your computer

  git clone https://github.com/yourGithubUsername/javacodes

• switch to the cloned folder. This can be done with Gitbash or the integrated terminal in the VSCode editor

  cd javacodes

• Make a new branch. Your name would make a good branch because it's unique!

  git checkout -b <name of new branch>

• Create a new folder and submit your java code

• Stage your changes

  git add yourprogramname.java

or

  git add .

• Commit the changes

  git commit -m "Add <your-Java_program >"

• Check the status of your repository

  git status

• Pushing your repository to github

  git push origin <name of your branch>

or

  git branch -M main
  git push -u origin main
  git push origin main --force

• Navigate to your fork, on the top of the files section you'll notice a new section containing, a contribute button!

• Click on the contribute button, it will open a drop down, click the pull request button on the drop down

  Note: A pull request allows your changes to be merged with the original project.

• Wait for your changes to be merged

Hurray! You made your contribution!! Don't forget to star this repo if it was helpful to you!

THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING✨