From c4a42a86f1383b691f9b47b92f28efaa00e35746 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sergei Vorobev Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:25:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md add information about branch names [skip ci] --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 899e47119b..12b924ade3 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ It the requirement for contributions made as part of your work at Microsoft. [MS-OSS-Hub]: https://opensourcehub.microsoft.com/articles/how-to-join-microsoft-github-org-self-service [2 factor authentication]: https://github.com/blog/1614-two-factor-authentication +## Branches + +* Checkout a new local branch for every change you want to make (bugfix, feature). +* Use `alias/feature-name` pattern. +* Use lowercase-with-dashes for naming. +* Use same branch name in super-project and all [submodules](#submodules). + ## Permissions If you have difficulty in pushing your changes, there is a high