What You Need (Set Up Once)

  • VS Code
  • Git
  • GitHub account

Step 1: Clone Your Repo (First Time Only)

Open VS Code > View > Terminal. Run:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/your-repo-name.git

Replace the URL with yours from GitHub. Then open the folder in VS Code.

Step 2: Tell Git Who You Are (First Time Only)

Name
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Email
git config --global user.email "you@youremail.com"

Step 3: Pull Before Every Edit

git pull

Always run this first.

Step 4: Make Your Edit

Open the file in the left panel (usually index.html). Use Ctrl + F to find what you want to change. Edit only the words, not the tags. Save with Ctrl + S.

Step 5: Save and Send

Stage
git add .
Label
git commit -m "what you changed"
Push
git push

The Whole Flow

git pull // edit and save in VS Code git add . git commit -m "describe what you changed" git push

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