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* [LOG INTO LAB46 SHELL SYSTEM](#log-into-lab46-shell-system)
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* [CREATE PRIVATE REPOSITORY ON GITHUB](#create-private-repository-on-github)
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* [ESTABLISH README AND PROVIDE INFO](#establish-readme-and-provide-info)
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+ * [CHECK AND EDIT REPO CONFIG](#check-and-edit-repo-config)
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* [INVITE INSTRUCTOR TO REPOSITORY](#invite-instructor-to-repository)
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* [CLONE CLASS REPOSITORY ONTO LAB46](#clone-class-repository-onto-lab46)
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* [CONTRIBUTE CONTENT TO CLASS REPO](#contribute-content-to-class-repo)
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Be sure to **add**, **commit**, and **push** this to your repository. And
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synchronize any of your clones of this repository by doing a **pull**.
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+### CHECK AND EDIT REPO CONFIG
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+To ensure consistent tracking of commits for class evaluation purposes,
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+on each system that you `clone` your SEMESTER repository on, check the
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+repository config to make sure your name and e-mail are set to
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+recognized, sane values (using LAB46 as an example):
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+```
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+user@lab46:~/src/spring2026$ git config -l
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+user.name=Firstname Lastname
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+user.email=user@corning-cc.edu
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+```
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+Make sure your name is properly set, and that your email is set.
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+If you choose to use an e-mail address that is not clearly indicative of
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+who you are, please notify your instructor of your chosen e-mail address
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+so your commits are properly evaluated and credited to you.
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### INVITE INSTRUCTOR TO REPOSITORY
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On GITHUB, invite the instructor to be a contributor to this private