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=== Getting started with GIT ===
=== Getting started with GIT ===


Some knowledge of git is important as your work will be submitted to our git repository (https://github.com/sugarlabs). The basic mechanism is a pull request (PR), which is detailed in [http://developer.sugarlabs.org/contributing.md.html].
Some knowledge of git is important as your work will be submitted to our git repository (https://github.com/sugarlabs). The basic mechanism is a pull request (PR), which is detailed in [http://developer.sugarlabs.org/contributing.md.html]. ''It is required that you follow the steps outlined on the Contributing Page when doing coding and documentation tasks in GCI.''


GitHub provides a tutorial (See https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1), although there are many others as well.
GitHub provides a tutorial (See https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1), although there are many others as well.