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Making your first open-source contribution through Git and GitHub can be a great way to get involved in the development community and learn more about programming.
In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through the process of making your first open-source contribution.
The first step is to find an open-source project that interests you. You can use GitHub’s search feature or other resources like Awesome Open Source or CodeTriage to find open-source projects. Look for projects that are beginner-friendly and have clear documentation.
Once you’ve found a project, you’ll need to fork the repository. Forking creates a copy of the repository under your GitHub account. To fork the repository, click the “Fork” button on the top right corner of the project’s repository page.
Next, you’ll need to clone the repository to your local machine. To do this, go to your forked repository on GitHub and copy the repository’s URL. Then, open up your terminal or command prompt and run the command:
git clone <repository-url>
Replace <repository-url>
with the URL you copied.