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I created a directory called spring labs on one machine then pushed it to a repository on github, now I want to download the entire repository onto another machine. I am following the steps for forking to do this I have cloned it then fetched the upstream but I don't understand how I get the directory onto my machine to edit the files and be able to push back to the repository, I don't fully grasp github yet.

Cool Guy Yo
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So let's assume you have a repository called Blah on Github. Furthermore, let's assume this repo contains the files you wish to work on, etc.

On the machine you wish to download your repository onto, do the following:

$ git clone git@github.com:anderskitson/Blah.git
$ cd Blah

Now all your files should be available in the Blah subdirectory.

Now assume you've made and commited all your changes. How would you push them back up to Github?

$ cd Blah
$ git commit -am 'This is my commit message.'
$ git push origin master

This assumes that the name of the branch you wish to push back up is master.

Marvin Pinto
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  • ok when i type Anderss-MacBook-Pro:springlabs anderskitson$ ls I see all the files. But I can't for the life of me find the spring labs folder anywhere in the finder. – Cool Guy Yo Mar 06 '12 at 21:58
  • @AndersKitson You are doing this from the _terminal_, correct? If so, just run the `pwd` command and it should print out exactly where your are. Then navigate to that directory in Finder. – Marvin Pinto Mar 06 '12 at 22:01
  • puts it in a hidden .ssh directory thats why. Thanks Marvin. – Cool Guy Yo Mar 06 '12 at 22:09
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I think I am just going to use this to clone it and it should do what i think http://mac.github.com/ It is cloning right now I will check back later.

Cool Guy Yo
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