Git and GitHub SSH Configuration

Installing git Install git from here Choose a selection based on your operating system. For Linux and Ubuntu OS, you may use this alternative: Open your terminal and paste the command below: sudo apt-get install git Ensure you have a GitHub account. If not, create one here Join GitHub. First of all, we’ll configure your details to git. “Assuming your GitHub username is DevAcc, and the email used on GitHub is [email protected]” On your terminal, use the following commands: ...

June 9, 2024 · 2 min · Chris Achinga

GitHub Students Developer Pack

Access the best real-world tools, learning events, and training to shape the next generation of software development, using student benefits from GitHub Education GitHub Education helps students, teachers, and schools access the tools and events they need to shape the next generation of software development. %[https://education.github.com/] Well as a student whose goal/dreams or maybe ambitions are to prosper in the developer zone, GitHub Education offers the bridge to your success using the GitHub Student Developer Pack. Really cool tools available for free of course. ...

June 9, 2024 · 6 min · Chris Achinga

Syncing A forked Repo with the Parent Repo on GitHub

A short guide and a practical reference to GitHub Documentation on syncing a repo. It’s kind of an ‘open-source’ hacks For the guide, I’ll be using a repo I forked from FbDevcCommunityContent. From the terminal, I will change my directory to where the project files are: The first step will be to fetch branches and their commits from the upstream, or the parent repository: git fetch upstream After that, ensure that you are at the default repository on your remote repo. In my case, the default branch is master, and so is the upstream. ...

January 1, 2021 · 1 min · Chris Achinga