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Your first open-source
contribution.

Open source is software anyone can improve — and you can start today. Fixing a typo counts. Here's how, and where to find something your size.

Six steps

  1. 1

    Fork

    Click Fork on the project's GitHub page. You get your own copy to experiment in.

  2. 2

    Clone

    git clone <your-fork-url> — download your copy to your computer.

  3. 3

    Branch

    git switch -c fix-typo — a branch keeps your change separate and tidy.

  4. 4

    Change & commit

    Make your edit, then git add . and git commit -m "Fix typo in README".

  5. 5

    Push

    git push origin fix-typo — send your branch to your fork on GitHub.

  6. 6

    Open a pull request

    GitHub shows a green “Compare & pull request” button. Describe what you changed and why. Done!

Issues in our club's projects

Open “good first issue”s in github-community-gitam — with club members to help you.

Fresh beginner issues across GitHub

Live from GitHub: recent “good first issue”s nobody has commented on yet. Read the project's README and contributing guide first, then say hello in the issue before you start.

Stuck, or nervous about your first PR? Come to a session — mentors review your first pull request with you. New to Git? Start with the Learn hub.

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