Merge pull request #6531 from CarlMungazi/patch-1

Update CONTRIBUTING.md
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Rex Schrader
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``` ```
```bash ```bash
# Start the mongo server in a seperate terminal # Start the mongo server in a separate terminal
mongod mongod
# Initialize Free Code Camp # Initialize Free Code Camp
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**Note:** Branch naming is important. Use a name like `fix/short-fix-description` or `feature/short-feature-description`. Review the [Contribution Guidelines](#contribution-guidelines) for more detail. **Note:** Branch naming is important. Use a name like `fix/short-fix-description` or `feature/short-feature-description`. Review the [Contribution Guidelines](#contribution-guidelines) for more detail.
5. Edit your file(s) locally with the editor of your choice 5. Edit your file(s) locally with the editor of your choice
6. Check your `git status` to see unstaged files. 6. Check your `git status` to see unstaged files.
7. Add your edited files: `git add path/to/filename.ext` You can also do: `git add .` to add all unstaged files. Take care, though, because you can accidentially add files you don't want added. Review your `git status` first. 7. Add your edited files: `git add path/to/filename.ext` You can also do: `git add .` to add all unstaged files. Take care, though, because you can accidentally add files you don't want added. Review your `git status` first.
8. Commit your edits: `git commit -m "Brief Description of Commit"` 8. Commit your edits: `git commit -m "Brief Description of Commit"`
9. Squash your commits, if there are more than one. 9. Squash your commits, if there are more than one.
10. Push your commits to your GitHub Fork: `git push -u origin branch/name-here` 10. Push your commits to your GitHub Fork: `git push -u origin branch/name-here`
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- [How to clone the FreeCodeCamp website on a Windows pc](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/How-to-clone-the-FreeCodeCamp-website-on-a-Windows-pc) - [How to clone the FreeCodeCamp website on a Windows pc](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/How-to-clone-the-FreeCodeCamp-website-on-a-Windows-pc)
- [How to log in to your local FCC site - using GitHub](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/How-To-Log-In-To-Your-Local-FCC-Site) - [How to log in to your local FCC site - using GitHub](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/How-To-Log-In-To-Your-Local-FCC-Site)
- [Contributions Guide - With a demo on fixing a typo](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/Contributions-Guide---with-Typo-Demo) - [Contributions Guide - With a demo on fixing a typo](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/Contributions-Guide---with-Typo-Demo)
- [Writing great git commit message](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/Writing-great-git-commit-message) - [Writing great git commit message](https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/FreeCodeCamp/wiki/Writing-great-git-commit-message)