Git checklist and workflow

git-checklist.md

Here's a checklist of some generic steps and git commands that I use:

• Fork the project
• Clone it to your local development system git clone
• Set up your git remotes (origin and upstream) git remote -v git remote add <remote name> <url of remote repo> Note: you will only need to do this step once.
• Create a local branch for any new development git branch <feature branch name> and checkout the branch git checkout <feature branch name>
• Develop and commit changes to the local branch git add, git commit, git log, git status
• Get the most up to date version of the upstream code git fetch upstream
• Rebase your changes onto upstream git rebase upstream/master Use git log to check that your commit is the most recent.
• Push the changes to your GitHub repo git push origin <feature branch name>
• Go to your account in GitHub and submit the pull request 😄

As an aside, git status is your friend. Use it often 😉

While this might seem like a lot now, it's very helpful to have a consistent workflow since it keeps you organized and saves time and reduces errors in the long run.