Hacktober2023

Open Source Repo for contribution in Hacktoberfest 2023

How to contribute 🤔 ?

1. Take a look at the existing Issues or create a new issue!
2. Fork the Repo. Then, create a branch for any issue that you are working on. Finally, commit your work.
3. Before commiting make sure you are addding the algorithm in the correct folder. Incase a you are adding the algorithm in a new language make sure to create a new folder having the name of that language.
4. Create a Pull Request (PR), which will be promptly reviewed and given suggestions for improvements by the community.

⛔ Points to be noted 📒🖊 :

• The code must be added to the correct folder

eg : If you are adding binary search in java, then you should go to folder search / binary_search / then add the code.

• The code must be named after the language the code is coded

eg: if the code is in java, then name your code as in_Java.java

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⭐ HOW TO MAKE A PULL REQUEST:

1. Start by making a Fork of the Sorting-Searching-Algorithms repository. Click on the Fork symbol at the top right corner.

2. Clone your new fork of the repository in the terminal/CLI on your computer with the following command:

git clone https://github.com/<your-github-username>/Cpp-Codes

3. Navigate to the newly created Sorting-Searching-Algorithms project directory:

cd Cpp-Codes

4. Set upstream command:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/atharva-narkhede/Cpp-Codes.git

5. Create a new branch:

git checkout -b YourBranchName

6. Sync your fork or your local repository with the origin repository:

• In your forked repository, click on "Fetch upstream"
• Click "Fetch and merge"

7. Make your changes to the source code.

8. Stage your changes:

git add .

or

git add "<files_you_have_changed>"

9. Commit your changes:

git commit -m "<your_commit_message>"

10. Push your local commits to the remote repository:

git push origin YourBranchName

11. Create a Pull Request!

12. Congratulations! You've made your first contribution to this repo!! 🙌🏼

🏆 After this, the maintainers will review the PR and will merge it if it helps move the Sorting-Searching-Algorithms project forward. Otherwise, it will be given constructive feedback and suggestions for the changes needed to add the PR to the codebase.

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