Contribute using Visual Studio Code#

This guide shows how to use Visual Studio Code to write a How-to Card:

Step 0: Update your fork#

Please update your fork first, by View > Command Palette and searching for ‘Git: Fetch from all remotes’.

Step 1: Create a new branch#

For each How-to Card, it is strongly recommended to create a new branch.

• Click on: (on the bottom left)

• Click on: create new branch from...

  

• Add a name of the branch (e.g., name of the how-to card) and press enter.

• Choose upstream/develop.

  

• The new branch is created as can be seen on the bottom left of the screen.

  

Step 2: Create a new folder#

• To create a new folder, browse to howto-cards-internal

  

• Then, select the internal folder:

  

• Click on new folder (the name of the folder should be the name of the howto card). Please only use lowercase letters.

  

Step 3: Create a new file#

• Click on New file. Name the file the same as the folder using lowercase letters linked by dashes

  

Step 4: Write the procedure in Markdown#

If you need more details on how to do this, refer to the corresponding howto-card.

Step 5: Commit your changes#

• on the left side click on:

• below changes click on:

  

  stated changes

• add a message (description of your changes) and click “commit”

  

Step 6: Push to the LCSB Gitlab server#

• When you push your procedure for the first time click on the cloud icon:

  

• Choose origin/“your gitlab user name”.

• Open Gitlab:

  

• To synchronize changes: