You can access a Git repository using either SSH or HTTPS and can change to either one depending on your use case.

To check which repository your project is connected to, you can use the following command:

$ git remote -v

To change your project's repository, use the following command:

To clone a GitHub repository with a different user:

1. Open your terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where you want to clone the repository.

2. If your GitHub username is "username", simply run:

   $ git clone https://username@github.com/example/repo.git

    

3. Enter your GitHub password when prompted

Publishing a PHP library to Packagist.org is a straightforward process that involves a few simple steps. An existing Github repository that is public is required (although private is also available) in order to submit to Packagist.

Working with Git will make it more efficient using SSH keys, since you do not have to constantly enter in your username and password or personal access token. Make sure your Git site URL is set to use the SSH URL for your repo.

1. Open the terminal app (or the terminal in VS Code) and change to the root site directory of the site you are updating

   cd [path/to/site/root/directory]

2. Switch to the main branch and fetch the latest changes

   git checkout master
   git fetch --all
   git pull

3. Create a new branch from the main branch for the Drupal core update

   git checkout -b update/core-[version]

4. Upda

Updating Drupal 7 can be a challenging task. As a developer, using a version control system, like Git, helps me keep my sanity and also leverage it by creating and applying the patches rather than manually removing/adding files. This greatly helps especially if you're managing multiple Drupal 7 sites. 

Drupal 7 patch files

Download one of the patch files below to update your Drupal 7 core from one version to the next.

Using git-format-patch exports commits as patch files. You can then send these to your colleagues to be applied on another branched or cloned repository of the project. These patch files can contain one or more commits and Git replays that commit when you apply it.