Windows 7+ or OS X 10.9+

1. Make a Github account.
2. Download GitHub Desktop.
3. Use the button at the top of this page to fork the repository.
4. On your fork"s main page find the icon that looks like a monitor with a downward arrow
   (tooltip: "Save username/LibreCAD to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop").
5. Clone the repository in the folder you prefer (you could make a "repositories" folder).
6. Make your desired modifications
7. Create a commit using GitHub Desktop and then press the sync button.
8. Go to the LibreCAD/LibreCAD repository and press the "New pull request" button.

General

1. fork using the button at the top right of this page
2. clone your new fork in the folder of your choice (e.g. repositories) using a terminal:
   cd your_repositories
git clone https://github.com/your_github_username/LibreCAD.git
3. create a new branch to work in: git checkout -b your_branch
4. set your email the same as on github https://help.github.com/articles/setting-your-email-in-git/
5. make changes and create a commit with something like https://git-cola.github.io/
6. push your commit to the repository cd path_to_clone && git push
7. submit a pull request

Keep your master branch synced!

• https://help.github.com/articles/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork/
• https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/

Additional information:

• https://githowto.com/
• https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis
• https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/
• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository
• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository
• https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/
• https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/
• http://stackoverflow.com/tags/git/info
• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v1/Git-Tools-Stashing
• https://services.github.com/kit/downloads/github-git-cheat-sheet.pdf
• https://services.github.com/classnotes/