Updating Jekyll and GitHub

Commands needed to update Jekyll and Github to host this blog:

• Create a file in the _posts folder with the format YYYY-MM-DD-Title.md
• Build the site locally. The following command generates the _site folder and checks for any build errors before pushing to GitHub
• Locally serve the site to preview the changes.This is optional but displays the site locally to make sure its displayed as you want it to be
• Add your changes to Git
• Commit your changes to Git
• Push your changes to GitHub

Build the site locally:

bundle exec jekyll build

Serve the site locally to preview changes. Visit http://localhost:4000 to view. You dont need to rebuild/re-serve the site if you make any changes to the page, just refresh the web browser:

Bundle exec jekyll serve

Add changes to Git:

git add .

Commit changes to Git:

git commit -m "Your commit comments"

Push changes to GitHub. This will enable github to automatically regenerate your website:

git push

Full list of commands below:

• Jekyll commands:

bundle exec jekyll build
bundle exec jekyll serve

• Git commands:

git add .
git commit -m "Website update"
git push