#Starting a release create a branch release/release_version
#tipically version are Semantic Versioning standard X.Y.Z
git flow release start release_version
#Finish a release, remember to update your application version!
git flow release finish release_version
#Remember to push all branches and tags
git push --all --follow-tags
#Open a feature branch named: feature/feature_name
git flow feature start feature_name
#Close a feature branch
git flow feature finish feature_name
#Remember to push all branches
git push --all
The best way to learn about git flow is on the website:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47935457/when-to-create-release-branch-in-git-flow
#Github pull request flow:
#Checkout to main and make sure local is up to date.
1. git checkout main (or master)
2. git pull
#Start new branch (or skip to step 9 if existing branch)
3. git checkout -b yourBranchName
4. #add new code
5. git add .
6. git commit -m your message
#Go back to main branch and update local
7. git checkout main
8. git pull
9. git checkout yourBranchName
10. git merge main
11. #run local version of code to make sure functionality still works
12. git push origin yourBranchName
13. ##go to github and create a pull request