easyrsa/doc/EasyRSA-Contributing.md
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Easy-RSA 3 Github Contributions Documentation
=============================================
This document explains how to contribute to Easy-RSA 3.
Please follow these simple steps and make contributing easier.
Intended audience: Everyone.
Contributing Guide
------------------
- **Do not** edit Easy-RSA `master` branch.
- **Do not** edit Easy-RSA `master` branch.
Pull Requests submitted from `master` branch may be be squashed or rejected.
### Create a new branch:
- Select a suitable name for the new branch. eg: `doc-contrib-typo`
```
git checkout -b doc-contrib-typo
```
- Make changes to the new branch.
Please use tabs to indent the code but only use tabs at the beginning of
the line.
- Review the changes:
```
git diff
```
- Stage the changes:
```
git add -A
```
- Show the extent of the changes:
```
git status -v
```
- Commit the changes:
```
git commit -sS
```
Please write a detailed commit message.
github `help` has details of creating a private key.
Using github `no-reply` email address is suitable for the `Signed-off-by:`
line.
- Push the changes:
```
git push origin doc-contrib-typo
```
- Share the changes:
```
Raise a Pull Request on github.
```
Keeping your fork syncronised
-----------------------------
- Configure the `upstream` remote for your fork:
```
git remote add upstream https://github.com/OpenVPN/easy-rsa.git
```
- Verify the remote sources:
```
git remote -v
```
Remote `origin` will have **your** repository:
```
origin https://github.com/TinCanTech/easy-rsa.git (fetch)
origin https://github.com/TinCanTech/easy-rsa.git (push)
```
Remote `upstream` will be `Openvpn/easy-rsa`:
```
upstream https://github.com/Openvpn/easy-rsa.git (fetch)
upstream https://github.com/Openvpn/easy-rsa.git (push)
```
### Syncronising your fork:
- Select `master` branch:
```
git checkout master
```
- Fetch changes in `upstream`:
```
git fetch upstream
```
- Merge changes in `upstream`:
```
git merge upstream/master
```
- Update your fork on github:
```
git push
```
Your fork is now syncronised.