Missing Documentation on how to add an alias in Github

[vanessaavviles]

Overview

We need to add documentation, so that developers can add a git alias to the global git config

Action Items

• Add content in the What's missing? section below to a new numbered item and linked page here: https://hackforla.github.io/peopledepot/contributing/howto/, editing or revising if necessary

Resources/Instructions/Tags

• 1.01 git

Documentation Addition Notes

What's missing?

This is the process for adding a git alias to the global git config:

1. Run this in the terminal:

   git config --global -e

2. That will open an editor in which you can edit the global git config file.

3. Add the git alias under the [alias] section and save the file. The alias is now available for use.

Where should it go?

When would this information have been useful?

wherever documentation says to add a git alias

Which roles will benefit most from this information?

• Backend/ Dev