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FAQ / Common errors and how to resolve them.

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Description

This issue thread is to address common problems you might encounter while following this tutorial. If you don't find the problem you're facing in here, comment below.

1. when trying to push, getting a 403 error code saying "Permission Denied"

You might not have cloned your fork of first-contributions. Make sure that you go to your fork and clone it from there.

1. Can't compare to create pull request
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8488446/93668890-0ab39f80-fa90-11ea-8775-fd3b08c823e9.png)

Delete your fork and fork this repository again.

1. There is a merge conflict
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/8488446/94961305-add6d100-04f4-11eb-8e30-36ffb2408ed3.png)
Try this https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/resolving-a-merge-conflict-on-github

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Review the existing FAQ entries in this issue and the linked GitHub merge-conflict guidance first. Done means identifying the tutorial problems that should be covered and documenting clear, accurate resolutions for them in the project’s appropriate tutorial or FAQ location, which the issue does not specify.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
git, github
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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