change help to codeblocks

docs/source/help/get_started/get_started.md

@@ -21,40 +21,49 @@ Use the following vs code extensions:
 ### General Python Commands
 It may be necessary to replace  'python' with 'python3', 'py', or 'py3' depending on your system. 
 To run a python script via the command line use command:
->python 'script_name'.py
-
+```bash
+python 'script_name'.py
+```
 To install a package to the virtual environment use command:
->python -m pip install 'package_name'
-
+```bash
+python -m pip install 'package_name'
+```
 To create a requirements folder use command:
->python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt 
-
+```bash
+python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt 
+```
 To install a packages specfied in a file called requiremnts.txt use command:
->python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
-
+```bash
+python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
 To run unittests use command:
 
 
 ### Python Virtual Environments
 
 To create a virtual envrionment called venv_name (typically just called "venv") use command:
->python -m venv 'venv_name'
-
+```bash
+python -m venv 'venv_name'
+```
 To activate the virtual environment located in folder venv_name on windows cmd use command:
->'venv_name'\Scripts\activate
-
+```bash
+'venv_name'\Scripts\activate
+```
 To activate the virtual environment located in folder "venv_name" in a bash terminal use command:
->'venv_name'\bin\activate
-
+```bash
+'venv_name'\bin\activate
+```
 Once the virtual environment is active the bash or cmd terminal will indicate this by showing (venv_name) at the command prompt. The active virtual enviornment is a normal python environment and you interact with it exactly like a normal python installtion. To install a package to the virtual environment use command is the same as for normal Python (see above).
 
 ### Unittests
 If python code files are located in a 'src' directory and tests are located in a 'tests' directory, then the following command can be used to run all tests in the 'tests' directory:
->python -m unittest discover -s tests
-
+```bash
+python -m unittest discover -s tests
+```
 To run a specific test file use command:
->python -m unittest tests.'test_file_name'
-
+```bash
+python -m unittest tests.'test_file_name'
+```
 ## Git Notes
 
 
@@ -65,41 +74,46 @@ To run a specific test file use command:
 ### Setting up Git for the first time
 
 Once git is installed on your computer, you will need to set up your git account. To do this, open a terminal and type the following commands:
-
->git config --global user.name "Your Name"
->git config --global user.email "
-
+```bash
+git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+git config --global user.email "
+```
 To get github to save your password you will use the git credential manager, if you are on windows then you can install this while installing git. If you are on linux or mac then you will need to install this seperately. To install this on linux or mac use the following commands:
->brew install git-credential-manager
-
+```bash
+brew install git-credential-manager
+```
 Followed by:
-
-> git-credential-manager install
-
+```bash
+git-credential-manager install
+```
 ### General Git Commands
 Always update your local copy of a repository to the current github copy using command while located in the directory on the terminal:
->git pull
-
+```bash
+git pull
+```
 ### Preparing a local branch to contribute to an existing repository
 First get a local copy of the repository by cloning the existing repository, to do this you require the web url from github e.g. For this repo: https://github.com/guorbit/software_template.git (Note address should end in '.git'). Then use command:
-
->git clone "https_address"
-
+```bash
+git clone "https_address"
+```
 The second step is to setup a development branch on which you will develop your code, this has 3 stages:
 
 1. create a nwe local branch
 2. switch to this local branch
 3. push (inform repository of new branch) to github
 
 To  create a new local branch use command below. Note, the quatation marks should not be added, and the branch name shoud have no spaces.
->git branch 'new_branch_name'
-
+```bash
+git branch 'new_branch_name'
+```
 To switch to this branch use command:
->git switch 'new_branch_name'
-
+```bash
+git switch 'new_branch_name'
+```
 To push this branch to github use command:
->git push -u origin 'new_branch_name'
-
+```bash
+git push -u origin 'new_branch_name'
+```
 After this you should be able to see the new branch on the github website in the repository by clicking the branch dropdown menu at the top left.
 
 ### Pushing code to the repository
@@ -109,17 +123,21 @@ The easiest way to push code to a Github repository is to use VS codes inbuilt g
 3. push all stored commits to github
 
 To add a specfic file called file_name to the current commit use command:
->git add "file_name"
-
+```bash
+git add "file_name"
+```
 To add all changes to the current commit use command:
->git add .
-
+```bash
+git add .
+```
 To commit changes use command below. Note, in this case the quatation marks around the message are mandatory:
->git commit -m "your message"
-
+```bash
+git commit -m "your message"
+```
 Finally, to push all stored commits to github use command:
->git push
-
+```bash
+git push
+```
 
 ### Creating a pull request
 A pull request is a request to merge your current branch into the main/master branch. To create a pull request on github, first push your code to github (see above). Then go to the github website and click on the "pull requests" tab. Then click "new pull request". Then select the branch you want to merge into the main branch. Then click "create pull request". Then add a title and description to the pull request. Then click "create pull request".