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== <u>The Setup</u> ==
== <u>The Setup</u> ==
<ol>
<ol>
<li>Sign up for a GitHub account by going to the [https://github.com/ GitHub website] and create a new account.</li>
<li>Sign up for a GitHub account by going to the [https://github.com/ GitHub website] and create a new account.</li><br>
<li>Once you're logged in, click on the "+" sign at the top-right corner of the GitHub homepage and select "New repository" to create a new repository. Give your repository a name and provide a description.</li>
<li>Once you're logged in, click on the "+" sign at the top-right corner of the GitHub homepage and select "New repository" to create a new repository. Give your repository a name and provide a description.</li>
<ul>
<ul>
<li>License (optional) - MIT License is well known and least restrictive</li>
<li>License (optional) - MIT License is well known and least restrictive</li>
<li>You can add a README file</li>
<li>You can add a README file</li>
<li>And more ...</li>
<li>You can also rename the main branch (this must be done before the repository is created, changing the name will change all subsequent repositories that are made in the future)</li>
<li>And more ...</li><br>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>For the Fine-grained token you will need to select which permissions you'd like to allow (not sure about the classic token)</li>
<li>For the Fine-grained token you will need to select which permissions you'd like to allow (not sure about the classic token)</li>
<li>Select a period for the token to be valid, upto 90 days maximum (I believe)</li>
<li>Select a period for the token to be valid, upto 90 days maximum (I believe)</li>
<li>Once complete it will provide you with the token you can copy, this will be used in place of your password later</li>
<li>Once complete it will provide you with the token you can copy, this will be used in place of your password later</li><br>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>You can do the same for your home computer, you'll just need to open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to store your code</li>
<li>You can do the same for your home computer, you'll just need to open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to store your code</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Type the command: <i><b>git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repository.git</b></i> where you'll replace "your-username" with your GitHub username and "your-repository" with the name of your repository.</li>
<li><u>Type the command:</u><br> <b>git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repository.git</b><br> <i>make sure to replace "your-username" with your GitHub username and "your-repository" with the name of your repository</i></li>
<li>You will now need to login. Use your <b>GitHub Username</b>, but make sure to use the <b>Personal Access Token</b> you created earlier and <b><u>NOT</u></b> your GitHub password</li>
</ul>
<li>At this point you should have a new folder in your annex with the name of your GitHub repository</li>
<li>Then on the left select "Personal access tokens"</li>
<ul>
<li>Select "Fine-grained tokens" or "Tokens (classic)", I did the prior one</li>
<li>Confirm that the remote repository is correctly added, use the command:<br> <b>git remote -v</b><br></li>
<li>If needed, you can link the local repository to the remote repository using:<br> <b>git remote add origin <repository-url></b><br></li>
</ul><br>
<li>To switch to or determine a branch in Git, you can use the git checkout command:
<ul>
<li>Determine the name of the branch you want to switch to via:<br> <b>git branch</b><br> It will show all branches available and indicate your current branch with a * <br></li>
<li>Create a new branch using: <br> <b>git branch new-branch-name</b> then use <b>git checkout new-branch-name</b> to switch to that branch and work in it<br> OR <br> <b>git checkout -b new-branch-name</b> will create and switch to the new branch in one step<br></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Add files/folders to your directory</li>
<li>When you're ready to save, make sure you are in the root directory of your repository or the directory where the new folder you want to save is located. Then use the git add command to add the new folder and its contents to the staging area. Run the following command:<br> <b>git add folder-name</b><br> OR <br> <b>git add .</b> <br> If you want to add all new files and folders in the current directory<br></li>
<li>Once the new folder/file is added to the staging area, you can commit the changes using the git commit command:<br> <b>git commit -m "Commit message"</b> <br> Replace "Commit message" with a descriptive message summarizing the changes you made.<br></li>
<li>After committing the changes (on your local machine), you can push them to the remote repository on GitHub using the git push command:<br> <b>git push origin branch-name</b><br> Replace <i>branch-name</i> with the name of the branch you want to push to (e.g., main).<br></li>
</ol>
</ol>