CONTRIBUTION.md

Contribution

Please follow this guidelines when contributing to the project.

Steps

1. Create a FORK of this repository.

2. Clone it to your local system. (command: git clone <link-to-repo>)

3. Create a branch using your roll no [use only lower case alphabets and numerals, no spaces or special cases not allowed]. For ex. 2019btechcse099. (command: git branch <rollno-in-lowercase>)

4. Switch to the above created branch. (command: git checkout <branch-name>)

5. Create a new file in data folder using your roll no with a .json extension [use only lower case alphabets and numerals, no spaces or special cases not allowed]. For ex. 2019btechcse099.json.

6. Enter you data in the following format: (Follow RULES while making the file)

7. After writing your data, following the rules, commit your changes. (commands: git add . followed by git commit -m "<commit-messgage>")

8. Now, push the changes to remote. (command: git push --set-upstream origin <branch-name>)

   {
     "name": "John Doe",
     "rollNo": "2019btechcse099",
     "degree": "btech",
     "branch": "cse",
     "yearOfPassing": "2023",
     "github": "username",
     "linkedin": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/username",
     "blog": "https://www.blog.com/",
     "portfolio": "https://www.portfolio.me/",
     "languages": [
       "python",
       "java",
       "html",
       "css",
       "javascript"
     ]
   }

Rules

field	description	required/optional
name	Your name	required
rollNo	Your JKLU Roll no. (eg. 2020btechcse0xx)	required
degree	The degree you are pursuing (B.Tech., B.Des. etc.)	required
branch	Your branch (eg. CSE, EEE, ME etc.)	required
yearOfPassing	Your Graduation year	required
github	Github username	required
linkedin	Link to your linkedIn profile	optional
blog	Link to your blog	optional
portfolio	Link to your portfolio	optional
languages	The programming languages that you are familiar with	optional

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