Review the Local GitHub Flow

Now that you are a collaborator, let’s use the local workflow we just learned to make changes to this repository.

1. Start from the Code tab of the class repository on GitHub.com.
2. Click on Clone or Download.
3. Click Open in Desktop. This will open GitHub Desktop.
4. Confirm the Local Path as the place you’d like to store the repository locally.
5. Create a branch by clicking “Branch > New Branch” and label it with your username, something like yourUsername-add-page.
6. In your favorite text editor, add a file to the _pages directory. Include your GitHub handle in the filename: username.yaml.

7. Enter the following content into your file:

   ---
   githubHandle: YOUR-USERNAME
   pageUrl: YOUR-HANDLE.github.io
   timestamp: TODAYS-DATE-YYYY-MM-DD
   ---
   

8. Ensure you’ve replaced YOUR-USERNAME with your GitHub Username, YOUR-SITES-URL with the URL to your site (which should be YOUR-USERNAME.github.io), and TODAYS-DATE-YYYY-MM-DD with today’s date, using a 4-digit year, 2-digit month, and 2-digit day. For example, if today is October 17, 2016, you would enter: 2016-10-17.
9. On GitHub Desktop, within the Changes side bar, ensure your file is checked.
10. On GitHub Desktop, enter a commit message describing the change you’re introducing to the project.
11. On GitHub Desktop, click the Commit to YOUR-BRANCH button – ensure YOUR-BRANCH includes your username.