This guide will cover how to use Git for version control and collaboration in the context of the OpenTelemetry project, hosted at https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/.
Getting Started with Git
Git is a distributed version control system that allows multiple people to work on a project at the same time without overwriting each other’s changes. It keeps a history of all changes, making it easy to revert back to a previous version if necessary.
To get started with Git, you will need to install it on your local machine. You can download it from the official Git website: https://git-scm.com/downloads
Once Git is installed, you can clone the OpenTelemetry repository to your local machine using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io.git
This will create a local copy of the repository on your machine, allowing you to make changes and commit them to your local Git repository.
Making Changes
Once you have cloned the repository, you can create a new branch to make changes:
git checkout -b my-new-feature
This will create a new branch called my-new-feature and switch to it. You can now make changes to the code, commit them, and push them to your remote Git repository:
git add .
git commit -m "Add my new feature"
git push origin my-new-feature
