I have installed git for windows
I have created a (virtually) empty project on github.com
The tutorial says you can use fork to base your project on some one
else's but it isn't clear from the flow of the text whether i fork my
empty project or the someone eleses project I want to 'base' mine
Hi,
Step one is to get the Github authentication here working. You need to
generate an SSH key, and enter it to your settings. The how-to is here
(under SSH keys):
http://help.github.com/win-set-up-git/
Once you have this in order, you should be able to *clone* your nearly
empty repository.
Right you are.
I was referencing http://jk.gs/gittutorial.html but, as you say, was in the
branch when I committed the merge, which then failed, and then I flailed
around a bit.
thanks for the help, I didn't realize that you should be in the master when
merging to master, I thought you should