Developing on a branch

Provided the repository is not already pulled locally:

git clone git@github.com:ministryofjustice/\<your-repo-name>.git

cd \<your-repo-name>

Confirm you are on the main branch:

git status

Update the repository with any changes to the main branch (if the repository already exists locally):

git pull

Create and checkout a new branch:

git checkout -b <your-branch-name>

At this stage the team works collaboratively to edit the code, to complete the ticket as illustrated in its Definition of Done.

Running git status reflects all changes made to files in the preceding step.

Stage all altered files:

git add -A

Commit the newly stages files:

git commit -m ":gitmoji: <your meaningful commit message>

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