How to download the latest Tcl/Tk SMS library from Github

This article is about how you can make changes to the Tcl/Tk SMS API, located on GitHub, from your computer. This solution will only take about 20 minutes to perform. You will learn how to install Git for linux. It will start with downloading and installing Git, and will end with the changes you made visible on GitHub. We assume that you are familiar with GitHub and Tcl/Tk. The video is easy to follow and detailed so you will have no problem understanding the process. Don’t waste any time! Let’s go!

How to download the Tcl/Tk SMS API from GitHub (Quick steps)

To download the Tcl/Tk SMS API from GitHub:

  1. Create a GitHub account
  2. Browse to github.com/ozekisms/tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki
  3. Click Code to copy the link
  4. Clone the Tcl/Tk SMS API in the terminal using git clone command
  5. Paste the previously copied link after the command git clone to Clone
  6. Launch Ozeki SMS Gateway
  7. Run the Tcl/Tk SMS API using the command prompt

how to download latest tcl tk sms library from github
Figure 1 - How to download the latest Tcl/Tk SMS library from Github

Clone the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository

First of all, open the terminal and install git on your linux machine with the following command: 

sudo apt install git

Code 1 - Command to install the git on linux

After you have finished the installation you can go forward with the cloning process.
In the following video I'm going to show you, how to clone the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository from Github.
To clone the repository you might want to use this link: https://github.com/ozekisms/tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki

Figure 2 - How to clone a github repository - step 1

Figure 3 - How to clone a github repository - step 2

Figure 4 - How to clone a github repository - step 3

Video 1 - How to clone the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository (Video tutorial)

How to use the repository

Figure 5 - The tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki directory

To use the content of the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository, you will need a text editor just like the windows notepad.
In the following video, I'm going to show you, how to use the example projects.

Video 2 - How to use the content of the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository (Video tutorial)

Why should you clone the repository?

The answer is easy, if you simply download the content of the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository, you will have to download the freshest version every time it gets updated. But if you clone the repository, you can get the freshest version of it, by just using the git pull command.
In the following video, I'll show you what happens if the content of the repository got updated, and how you can get the freshest version.

Video 3 - How to get the latest version of the tcl-tk-send-sms-http-rest-ozeki repository (Video tutorial)

Final thoughts

Now, you can take a rest. We hope this guide was as simple as hard we worked to give you the best. By following the above tutorial steps, you can create the solution in a short period of time. Now you can use the Tcl/Tk SMS API to send SMS messages. If you have already completed the steps, you can enjoy a well-deserved latte or some other treat you have in mind. Let me mention that Ozeki SMS Gateway allows you to provide an SMS service to your customers, employees or business applications, and it can help you control the messaging activity of these users. If you would like to discover more valuable information about the benefits of other similar solutions, please open ozeki-sms-gateway.com. I hope this page will be useful to all the readers and especially to beginners.

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