Workflow

Creating a new branch

In order to got code changes back to GitHub we will work through pull requests. Before you start changing code you need to create a new branch:

git branch feature_x origin/master

Please choose a unique name for the branch. So instead of calling it feature_x you could call it issue_22 (if there is also an issue #22 for it) or experiment-nick.

Now checkout that new branch:

git checkout feature_x

and start working!

Committing changes

When you are happy with your changes (e.g. in main.js) you can commit those changes to your branch with

git commit main.js

This will open an editor. Describe what you have changed so that the others understand your changes. After committing the changes you need to push them to GitHub.

Pushing a branch to GitHub

Once you create and check out a new branch you can push it to GitHub by running:

git push --set-upstream origin feature_x

After this step you will only have to run

git push

To push additional commits.