GitHub Fundamentals
to Advanced Features

1. 1Open GitHub in your browser.
2. 2Click on New to start creating a repository.

3. 3Enter the Repository name.
4. 4Check Add README.md to initialize the repo with a README file.

5. 5The repository will be created. You will see the new repo page as shown below.

1. 1Open a terminal and navigate to an empty folder.
2. 2Run the clone command:

git clone <Repo_Url>

3. 3Verify the repository was cloned by listing the directory:

ls

4. 4You should see your repository folder. Enter it and verify the files:

cd my-first-repo
ls

5. 5You should see README.md listed in the directory.

1. 1Create a new text file using the nano editor:

nano hello_world.txt

2. 2Write something in the text file, then save and exit (Ctrl+O to save, Ctrl+X to exit).

3. 3Stage the changes:

git add hello_world.txt

4. 4Commit the file with a descriptive message:

git commit -m "Type a neat commit message"

1. 1Push the local commits to GitHub:

git push origin main

2. 2Enter your GitHub username and password (or Personal Access Token) when prompted.

3. 3Refresh your GitHub repository page and verify that hello_world.txt has been added.

1. 1Create a new branch and switch to it in one command:

git switch -c <new_branch_name>

1. 1Create a new image file (e.g., logo.png) in the repository directory.
2. 2Stage, commit, and push the file to the feature branch:

git add logo.png
git commit -m "Add logo image"
git push origin feature/add-logo

1. 1Go to your GitHub repository. GitHub will show a Compare & Pull Request banner for the recently pushed branch. Click it.

2. 2Enter a clear title and description for the pull request.
3. 3Click Create Pull Request.

1. 1Open the pull request on GitHub.
2. 2Click Merge Pull Request.
3. 3Enter the commit message and description, then click Confirm Merge.

4. 4After the merge, you will see a success message: “Pull request successfully merged and closed.”

1. 1Open the Issues tab in your repository.
2. 2Click New Issue.
3. 3Enter the title and description of the issue.
4. 4Click Submit new issue.

Assigning the issue:

1. 1Open the issue.
2. 2In the right sidebar, click Assignees and select the assignee.

Adding a label:

1. 1Open the issue.
2. 2In the right sidebar, click Labels and select a label (e.g., bug, enhancement).

1. 1Go to the Projects tab and click New Project.

2. 2Select the Board template.

3. 3Enter the project name and click Create.

4. 4After creating, you will see your repository issues appear on the project board.

1. 1Create the workflows directory and open the workflow file:

mkdir -p .github/workflows
cd .github/workflows
nano ci.yml

2. 2Paste the following CI workflow configuration:

name: CI WORKFLOW

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Print Message
        run: echo "CI is Working!"

3. 3Save the file, then commit and push:

git add .
git commit -m "Add CI workflow"
git push origin main

1. 1Make any small change to a file in the repository.
2. 2Commit and push the change to main.
3. 3Open the Actions tab in GitHub.
4. 4Verify the workflow ran successfully — you should see a green checkmark.

Step A — Connect Netlify to GitHub:

1. 1Open Netlify in your browser.

2. 2Click Import from GitHub, select the repository, and click Install.

3. 3Click on your repository to configure it.

4. 4Enter the project name, scroll down, and click Deploy.

Step B — Copy secrets from Netlify:

1. 5Copy the Personal Access Token from Netlify.

6. 6Also copy the Project / Site ID.

Step C — Add secrets to GitHub:

1. 7In your GitHub repository, go to Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions and add both tokens.

Step D — Create the deployment workflow:

1. 8Create .github/workflows/deploy.yml and paste:

name: Deploy to Netlify

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install Netlify CLI
        run: npm install -g netlify-cli

      - name: Deploy to Netlify
        run: |
          netlify deploy \
            --prod \
            --dir=. \
            --site=$NETLIFY_SITE_ID \
            --auth=$NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN
        env:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
          NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}

9. 9Commit and push. Watch the status in the Actions tab.

10. 10Open Netlify and verify the deployment is live.

1. 1Choose any open-source repository on GitHub.
2. 2Click the Fork button in the top-right corner.

3. 3Clone your fork and create a new branch:

git clone <fork-url>
cd <repo-name>
git switch -c new_branch

1. 1Edit the README or fix a typo in a file.
2. 2Commit and push the change to your fork:

git add .
git commit -m "Fix README typo"
git push origin new_branch

3. 3Create a Pull Request targeting the original repository (not your fork).

1. 1Run the following commands to add a submodule, commit, and push:

git submodule add <repository-url>
git commit -m "Add submodule"
git push

1. 1Go to Settings → Features in your repository and enable Discussions.

2. 2Open the Discussions tab and click New Discussion.

3. 3Select a category/topic for the discussion.

4. 4Add the title and body of the discussion.

5. 5Click Start Discussion to publish it.

1. 1Create a tag and push it to GitHub:

git tag v1.0.0
git push origin v1.0.0

2. 2Check the Tags page in your GitHub repository to confirm the tag is listed.

1. 1Go to Settings → Branches in your repository.
2. 2Click Add classic branch protection rule.

3. 3Type the branch name pattern (e.g., main) and select a rule such as Require a pull request before merging.

4. 4Click Create. The rule will be active and visible in the Branches settings.

1. 1Create a new GitHub repository named exactly <yourusername>.github.io (e.g., satwik.github.io).
2. 2Add an index.html file with the following content:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Website</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello GitHub Pages!</h1>
</body>
</html>

3. 3Push the code to GitHub.
4. 4In your repository, go to Settings → Pages.
5. 5Under Branch, select your branch (e.g., main) and click Save.

6. 6After saving, the Pages section will show your deployment status and the live URL.

7. 7Click Visit site — your GitHub Pages website will open in the browser.