Contributing to Open Source (and make your repository more friendly to fellow developers)

How to contribute to Open Source

(This is generally the standard, however each repo is unique in it's own way)

Fork github repository
(In a terminal) Clone forked repository and move to cloned Directory
- git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/<repo-name>.git
- cd <repo-name>
Create and Switch to new branch
- git checkout -b <branch-name>
Make changes to the selected branch on the forked repository
After your changes are done, change directory until you are at repository's root
Git Add Files
- git add .
Git Commit
- git commit -m "<Describe edits / commit>"
Git Push
- git push origin <branch name>
Open Pull Request
- Follow this last tutorial and you should be on your way!

How to make your Repo more friendly to fellow developers

Check the Insights Tab > Community

The more a project owner adds from the the Community Section, the more friendly the repo is to other devs
- Like in all github things, the more green the better. So turn that yellow progress bar into a green one.

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