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Forking Repository

A fork is a copy of a repository. Forking a repository allows you to freely experiment with changes without affecting the original project.

Table of Contents

Forking
Cloning
Synchronize

Forking

A great example of using forks to propose changes is for bug fixes.

  1. Make a fix.
  2. Submit a pull request.

On GitHub

  • Open a project.
  • In the top-right corner of the page, click Fork. alt text

Clone your fork

To be able to work on the project, you will need to clone it to your computer.

git clone [url]

Synchronization

Synchronize your fork with the original repository.

  • List your remote repository
git remote -v
origin  https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (fetch)
origin  https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (push)
  • Add a remote upstream
git remote add upstream [original project url]

Now, you can keep your fork synced with the upstream repository

git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/master