Devops automate

Question

How to automate below mention flow using a GUI like GitHub Desktop, Azure DevOps, can do the following:

1. Clone the source repo using the GUI interface.
2. Switch to the branch you want to move (Branch1).
3. Add the target repository (UATRepo) as a new remote in the GUI.
4. Push the branch to the UATRepo by selecting it from the GUI's push or publish options.

Answer 1

Hello @Vineet S

To automate the mentioned flow using a GUI like GitHub Desktop or Azure DevOps, you can follow the below steps:

1. Clone the source repository using the GUI interface.
2. Switch to the branch you want to move (Branch1).
3. Add the target repository (UATRepo) as a new remote in the GUI.
4. Push the branch to the UATRepo by selecting it from the GUI's push or publish options.

Here are the detailed steps to perform the above actions using GitHub Desktop:

1. Open GitHub Desktop and sign in to your GitHub account.
2. Click on the "Current Repository" dropdown and select "Add" to add the source repository.
3. Once the repository is added, click on the "Branches" tab and select the branch you want to move (Branch1).
4. Click on the "Repository" dropdown and select "Add" to add the target repository (UATRepo) as a new remote.
5. Enter the URL of the UATRepo and click on "Add Remote".
6. Once the remote is added, click on the "Push Origin" button to push the Branch1 to the UATRepo.

Similarly, you can perform the above actions using Azure DevOps by following the below steps:

1. Open Azure DevOps and sign in to your account.
2. Click on "Repos" and select the source repository.
3. Click on the "Clone" button and select "Clone in Visual Studio" to clone the repository using the GUI interface.
4. Once the repository is cloned, switch to the branch you want to move (Branch1).
5. Click on "Repos" and select the target repository (UATRepo).
6. Click on the "Clone" button and select "Clone in Visual Studio" to clone the repository using the GUI interface.
7. Once the repository is cloned, switch to the branch you want to move (Branch1).
8. Click on "Push" to push the Branch1 to the UATRepo.

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