Cloning a repo

In order to contribute to a repo, you have to first set it up on your local system. This process of creating a local copy of the repo is known as cloning a repository.

Steps to successfully clone a repository :

1. In order to clone a repo, the first step that needs to be done is to Fork the repo. You can do this by clicking on the Fork button which is at the top right corner of your screen. After you click the Fork you will directed to a page where you can give the repo a different name or decsription, which will be visible in the forked copy of the repo.

1. After creating a fork, now you can clone the project using the green Code Button. When you click the button several options will appear from where you have to select HTTPS and then copy the https link.

1. Now after copying the link, lets go to your local terminal (preferably Git Bash terminal). For creating a local copy of the repo, you have to write a Git command in your terminal(Make sure that you have git installed in your system already) which is :

git clone <repo URL>

• Right click and select the Paste option to paste the copied link on your Git Bash terminal as shown below.

1. You will now see a folder created by the same name as of your forked repository where all the code and files will be available

That's it. You have sucessfully cloned a github reository 🎉