#Github desktop merge fork update

Click the 'Push origin' button at the top:.

I want to send my code to volunteers (Pushing) įollow these steps if you have committed some code, and want to send it to the volunteers. You can now make more changes to the repository (and more commits), or you can push your existing commits. You just committed your code to the repository! 🎉

Once you're happy with your change, fill out the input boxes in the bottom left to add a commit message:.

Make sure that you're only changing files that you meant to change

Click on the files in the sidebar to see different files.A diff showing the changes that you made is shown (lines with a green background were added, and lines with a red background were removed):.Open Github Desktop and ensure you are in the correct Current Repository.

#Github desktop merge fork update

I want to save my code to the repository (Committing) įollow these steps if you have edited some code, and want to update the repository with your changes. Visual Studio Code will now open with the code from the repository. Then click the Open in Visual Studio Code option:.In the menubar, click the Repository option.Click the Clone button, and wait until it has finished cloningĬongrats! You have successfully cloned a repository from Github! 🎉 I want to open Visual Studio Code with code from my repository įollow these steps if you already have the repository on your computer and you want to edit the files.The 'Local Path' input controls where the files will end up on your computer.Then paste the URL that you copied before into the 'URL or username/repository' input: In the Clone Repository modal, make sure you are on the URL tab.

Open Github Desktop, and click on the File menu and then click Clone Repository:.

Copy the URL (Pro Tip: you can click the clipboard icon on the right to copy automatically!).

Click the 'Code' button, which opens a menu:.

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Open the repository on Github in your browser.

Github Desktop might look a bit different if are cloning the first repository on your computer.