Clarify documtation

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -19,10 +19,16 @@ To effectively work on the project the following tools are required:
 ### Setting everything up
 
 0. Clone the project from GitGud.io ([Detailed Git setup and work cycle](devNotes/gitSetup.md))
-1. Open a terminal (Linux) / cmd window (Windows) and navigate to the `fc-pregmod` root directory.
+1. Open a terminal (GNU/Linux) / cmd/Powershell window (Windows) and then navigate to the `fc-pregmod`
+ root directory via `cd PATH`. e.g. 
+ Windows: `cd C:\path\to\project\fc-pregmod`
+ GNU/Linux: `cd /path/to/project/fc-pregmod/`
+
 2. Run `npm install`
 3. Open the directory in your preferred IDE
 4. Configure your IDE to use ESLint and the type checking capabilities of the TypeScript compiler.
+5. It might also be worth installing the following extensions if using VS Code:
+ [Code Spell Checker](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker) and [GitLens — Git supercharged](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens).
 
 ## Compiling
 

devNotes/gitSetup.md

@@ -2,58 +2,52 @@
 
 ## First time setup
 
-1. [Install Git for terminal](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git) or a Git GUI of your
+0. [Install Git for terminal](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git) or a Git GUI of your
    choice.
 
-2. Create an account on gitgud if you don't have a usable one.
+1. Create an account on gitgud if you don't have a usable one.
     * (optional) Add an SSH key to your account for easier pushing. This allows you to connect to gitgud through SHH,
       which doesn't require your credentials every time.
 
-5. Fork the main repository through gitgud interface.
+2. Fork the main repository through gitgud interface.
    * (optional) Delete all branches other than pregmod-master, so you don't get them locally when fetching.
 
-3. Clone the repo
-    * Via terminal: `git clone --single-branch https://gitgud.io/pregmodfan/fc-pregmod.git`
+3. Clone the repo and then change to the new directory
+    * Clicking on the dropdown arrow on the far right blue clone button in the gitgud interface on your fork gives you the relevant URLs.
+    * Via terminal: `git clone --depth --single-branch 1 <url-to-your-fork> && cd fc-pregmod`
 
-4. Get updates
-    * Via terminal: `git pull`
-
-6. Setup your fork as a remote
-    * Rename the main repository to upstream
-        * Via terminal: `git remote rename origin upstream`
-    * Add your repo as remote
-        * Via terminal: `git remote add origin <url-to-your-fork>`
-        * The big clone button in the gitgud interface on your fork gives you the relevant URLs.
-
-7. Checkout `pregmod-master`
-    * Via terminal: `git checkout pregmod-master`
-
-8. Make sure `fc-pregmod` tracks `upstream/pregmod-master`
-    * Via terminal: `git branch -u upstream/pregmod-master`
+4. Add the main repository as a remote target
+    * Via terminal: `git remote add upstream https://gitgud.io/pregmodfan/fc-pregmod.git`
 
 ## Typical cycle with Git:
 
-1. Get changes from upstream
-    * Via terminal: `git pull`
-    * If you don't get new commits from `upstream` repeat steps 7 & 8 of the setup.
+0. Switch to the pregmod-master branch, then check for and merge any upstream updates 
+ before updating your remote if any updates were avabile
+    * Via terminal: `git checkout -q pregmod-master && git fetch upstream && git merge upstream/pregmod-master && git push -q`   
 
-2. Checkout a new branch for your work
+1. Checkout a new branch for your work
     * Via terminal: `git checkout -b <branch-name>`
 
-3. Make your changes as you like
-4. Commit your changes
-    * Via terminal: `git commit <files>`
-    * Make the commit message useful (`Fix X`, `Add Y`, etc.)
+2. Make desired changes
+3. Add them to be committed
+    * Via terminal: `git add *`
+4. Commit
+	* Make the commit message useful (`Fix X`, `Add Y`, etc.)
+    * Via terminal: `git commit -m "MESSAGE"`
 
 5. (optional, but recommended) Run sanityCheck before final push to catch any errors you missed.
     * You can ignore errors that already existed
 6. Push result into your forked repository
     * Via terminal:
-        * Initially `git push -u origin <branch-name>`
+        * Initially: git push -u origin `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
         * Afterwards `git push` will suffice.
 
 7. Create merge request through gitgud interface.
+ * Suggestion: Tick "Delete source branch when merge request is accepted." 
+  to help automatically tidy up your fork.
 8. Checkout `pregmod-master` in preparation of next change.
-    * Via terminal: `git checkout pregmod-master`
+    * Via terminal: `git checkout -q pregmod-master`
 9. Once the merge request was accepted, delete your local branch.
-    * Via terminal: `git branch -d <branch-name>`
+    * Via terminal: `git branch -dq <branch-name>`
+
+To get a list of all current branches run `git branch --list` via terminal.