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⚠️ Please Note: You are welcome to use this repository as a learning tool for new contributions to open-source, but pull requests won’t count toward Hacktoberfest. 🎉 Happy Hacking! 🎉

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📚 Instructions

  1. Goto Hacktoberfest site and Sign Up with your Github Account
  2. Goto Contribution Folder
  3. Create a new folder in your Github username
  4. Goto Bottom of the page, On Commit changes check the checkbox Create a new branch for this commit and start a pull request and Click on Propose File Change Button
  5. On next page click on Create Pull Request
  6. Your Pull Requested will be accepted within an hour
  7. After getting your PR accepted Goto your folder and add the source code of a program coded by yourself
  8. Goto Bottom of the page, On Commit changes check the checkbox Create a new branch for this commit and start a pull request and Click on Propose File Change Button
  9. On next page click on Create Pull Request
  10. Repeat steps 7-9 by adding source code of different programs and Check your Progress in Hacktobefest site

📝 Important Note

🚨 Warning

  • Request only genuine PR's as given in the Instruction
  • Genuine PR's will be merged to the repo and you will be added as a Contributor in the site
  • Spam PR's requested will not be counted by the Hacktoberfest and will not be merged to repo
  • Follow the Instructions strictly

💻 Getting Started

  • Fork this repo (button on top)
  • Clone on your local machine
git clone https://github.com/IODevelopers/hacktoberfest.git
cd hacktoberfest/contribution
  • Create a new branch
git checkout -b my-new-branch
  • Add your contribution
mkdir your-github-username
cd your-github-username
//Add the source code of your program here
  • Commit and push
git add .
git commit -m "your-commit-msg"
git push origin my-new-branch
  • Create a new pull request from your forked repository

⚡ FAQs

  • What is Hacktoberfest?
    • Hacktoberfest is a month-long celebration of open source software run by DigitalOcean in partnership with GitHub and Twilio.
  • Who can contribute?
  • Who are you and why are you doing this?
    • We are a team of students IODevelopers. We are doing this because we love open source and Hacktoberfest. We want to make it easier for people to get started with Hacktoberfest and Open source.
  • How do I track my progress?
    • Log in with your GitHub account at Hacktoberfest to check your progress and stats.
  • I completed 5 PRs. When will I receive my t-shirt?
    • We will start sending out emails with more details on redeeming t-shirts throughout the month. Stay tuned!
  • How do I get stickers?
    • Stickers are included with your t-shirt, once you complete 5 PRs.
  • What happens if I complete fewer than 5 PRs by the end of the month?
    • Unfortunately you will have to submit at least 5 PRs in order to get a T-shirt.