From 52bfc380816b7ecb5e652496f6e340b8252db674 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martha Martinez <69860036+martham0@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2021 13:30:06 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] adding more info on the use of the Git gui

The wiki on the git gui: https://github.com/hackforla/website/wiki/Using-Git-GUI-(Graphical-user-Interface)-in-Visual-Studios-Code
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 2baf885052..a3ebb413ba 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ c) Prepare your changes to push to your repository
 
 Once you are done with the work on your issue you will push it to your repository.  Before you can push your work to your repository, you will stage and commit your changes.  These two commands are similar to the save command that you have used to in other programs. 
 
+> - If you are using Visual studios code you can use the Git graphical user interface to stage your changes. For instructions check out the [Git gui wiki] (https://github.com/hackforla/website/wiki/Using-Git-GUI-(Graphical-user-Interface)-in-Visual-Studios-Code)
+> Alternatively you can follow the intstructions below to stage changes through the terminal.
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 -Use the `git add` command to stage your changes.  
 This command prepares your changes before you commit them. You can stage files one at a time using the filename.