If you are contributing to open-source for the first time, here are the steps to follow:
- Find a repository and an issue that you wish to solve
- Fork the repository and clone it on your system
- Create a new branch, using
git checkout -b <branch_name> - Refer to the issue in every commit. Add
Fixes #<issue_number>or anything similar - Once the issue is solved in your branch, checkout to master and use
git merge --squash <branch_name>to merge the solution into your master branch in a single commit. Make sure that you refer to the issue in this commit. It's important to link the issue with pull request. - Push you own master branch to GitHub
- Log on to GitHub and submit a pull request from your master branch to the original repository's master branch.
Don't hesitate to ask for help.
You already know what to do!