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Contribute

Setup

  1. Download git here
  2. Fork this repository. Press on the Fork button at the top right corner. This will clone it to your GitHub account.
  3. Open CMD/command prompt if on Windows or Terminal if on mac
  4. Now, let's clone your fork. In command prompt, type cd directory/to/where/you/want/your/project for example: cd Desktop/Programming/Java
  5. Execute git clone https://github.com/your-github-username/Project-16x16/ example url: https://github.com/Noodleman123/Project-16x16/
  6. Execute cd Project-16x16 to go in the project directory
  7. Execute git checkout master to have the right files, the ones that are being developed.

Save on your local version control aka git

You should execute these 2 commands everytime you complete a task or something important:

git add .
git commit -m "description telling what you modified/added"

Save in the cloud aka GitHub

You should save your local work on your forked GitHub when you accomplish something important.

git push

Pull request

A pull request is the final step to contribute something. A request should be made when you complete a "milestone" or resolve an issue.

  1. Go to the project 16x16 GitHub repository and click on Pull requests
  2. Click on the big green Pull request button
  3. Be sure to choose the right repository and the correct branch which is master

Tasks

Now you are ready to contribute! Tasks are represented as issues in GitHub. You can find them in the Issues tab of the repository or by using this link. You can also add issues if you find some or if you want to contribute to one that is not listed.