Create Drupal module outline
In the following subsections of the guide, we will create examples of various parts of a Drupal site, such as a custom page, block, entity, field, etc. All examples start with the module folder and the .info.yml file, and with just these two items the module will appear on the extended Drupal 8 administration page or can be activated directly using Drush.
This subsection will guide you through the process of getting started by creating, naming, and properly placing the .info.yml file, which will become the starting point for each new module you create.
If you want to clone the code example repository mentioned in this section, you need to install Git and follow the instructions. You can clone the Git repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/sidharrell/D8HWexample.git modules/custom/hello_world
All files are loaded by default, but you can "hide" them by checking out the "skeleton" version to start with. To do this, go to the module directory and use the following command:
git checkout skeleton
The remaining branches should correspond to the following subsections of this guide and are intended to match their more complete counterparts in the Examples module, which is located here.
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