How to modify other people's Github projects and upload the modified code

In the daily work of programmers, they often encounter situations where they need to modify other people's code. At this time, they need to use Github, a code hosting platform. On Github, we can view and obtain the code of other open source projects, and we can also upload our own code to the platform to share with others. This article will introduce how to modify other people's Github projects and upload the modified code.

1. Fork project

First, we need to Fork (copy) other people's Github projects to our own account. There is a Fork button in the upper right corner of the Github project page. Click to copy the project to your account.

2. Clone project

After copying the project, we need to clone the project locally for modification. Find your Fork project under your Github account, click the Clone or Download button, select the Clone with HTTPS option, and copy the project URL.

Open a terminal or command line window in the local directory and enter the following command to clone the project locally:

git clone https://github.com/{你的Github用户名}/{项目名}.git

Replace {your Github user name} and {project name} above with Your own username and project name. After executing this command, a folder containing the project code will appear in your local directory.

3. Modify the code

In the locally cloned code folder, find the file that needs to be modified and modify it. According to your own needs, you can add new functions, fix known bugs, optimize the code structure, etc.

After the modification is completed, the modified code needs to be submitted to Github. Modified code can be added to the local code base through the following command:

git add .

This command adds all newly added and modified files to the submission queue.

4. Submit changes

After modifying the code locally, you need to upload the modifications to Github and submit a change request. Enter the following command in the local code base to upload the changes to Github:

git commit -m "代码修改信息"

This command will assign a local revision number to your code modifications. At this point, the code has been changed locally. The next step is to push the locally changed code to Github:

git push origin master

where origin represents the remote code base and master represents the branch.

5. Send a merge request

After pushing the code, we need to send a merge request (Pull Request) to the original author on Github. In the opened Fork project page, click the New pull request button. Github will send an email containing your change request to the project author, and you can also see the status and details of the request on this page.

6. Merge Request

If the original author of the project accepts your change request, your changes will be merged into his code base. The original author can review and test your changes and merge them into the code base.

If you make changes to your code, you need to resubmit the code and send a new Pull Request. If the original author denies your request, your code changes will need to be discussed, revised, and re-reviewed.

Summary

Through the above steps, we can easily modify other people's projects on Github and share our own code with others. However, when modifying other people's code, we need to pay attention to following code usage specifications, protecting other people's intellectual property rights, and also respecting other people's opinions and decisions. At the same time, we need to carefully test and review our own code before submitting it to ensure that it will not cause problems for other people's projects.

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