Git Workflow When Contributing to Open Source

The following are the steps/workflow you follow when you find a repository on GitHub and wish to contribute to it.     

When you find an issue you wish to work on in a repository, first fork it to your GitHub, then clone it and make a new branch (you will be working off this new branch. Its a good idea to name the branch after the issue you are planning to fix Eg. issue-2) . When you are done with your code push it to the new branch you made for the issue/feature then create a pull request (pull request is a review request You are asking someone to check the changes on a branch before merging into another branch.) The person who owns the code will check your code and if it's approved it will get merged with the original. 

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