Merge pull request #4359 from torok839098/main

Add a Contributing file

README.md

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 Your involvement helps to improve the project and make it better for everyone. Thank you for your contributions!
 
-Kindly go through [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to understand everything from setup to contributing guidelines.
+Kindly go through [CONTRIBUTING.md](contributing.txt) to understand everything from setup to contributing guidelines.
 
 If you would like to contribute to the project, please follow our contribution guidelines.
 

contributing.txt

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+Contributing
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+Purpose of SwapReads: Connect, Exchange, Explore – Where Book Enthusiasts Swap Books and Discover New Literary Adventures!
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+Setup (Refer to Project Setup for more details):
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+main_repo_url :https://github.com/anuragverma108/SwapReads.git
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+1.To Fork:
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+On the main repository, click on the right hand corner "Fork". 
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+After it's forked, clone it locally by using the command git clone (url of forked repository)
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+2. How to push changes from forked repository:
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+- To add main repository as remote on local repository: 
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+git remote add upstream (main url)
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+- Fetch updates from the main repository: 
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+git fetch upstream
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+- Create a new branch for your changes: 
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+git checkout -b my-branch-name
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+- Make and commit changes by:
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+git add .
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+git commit -m "Add new feature or fix a bug"
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+git push origin my-branch-name
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+Ideas for Contributing
+- Remember to open issue
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