In your open workspace, from theViewmenu, selectSource Controlor pressCtrl-Shift-G(Cmd-Shift-Gin MacOS).
If you're using theApp Prototyping agentinPrototyper
view, first clickSwitch to Codeto openCodeview.
Review the Source Control graph. If there are any uncommitted changes, use
either of the these two methods to commit them locally:
From the Source Control pane:
ClickCommit.
When prompted to stage changes, clickYes.
Add a commit message that describes your changes in theCOMMIT_EDITMSGfile that opens.
Save and close the file.
From the Terminal:
To view uncommitted files, run:
gitstatus
Add the files to source control:
To add single files, run:
gitadd[listoffiles]
To add all uncommitted files, run:
gitadd*
Commit your changes:
gitcommit-m"Your commit message describing the changes."
In theSource Controlpane, clickPublish Branch.
When prompted to log into Git, clickAllowand follow the instructions
to authenticate.
After you've authenticated, return to theFirebase Studiowindow and
enter a name for your project in the active field, then select one of the
following:
Publish to GitHub private repositoryto publish your app privately on
GitHub.
Publish to GitHub public repositoryto publish your app publicly on
GitHub.
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