How do I fork a repository on GitHub? #198783
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Hi, I am new to GitHub and I want to fork a repository Thank you! |
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Hey! Go to the repository you want to fork That's it! You'll now have your own copy of the repository where you can make changes without affecting the original. |
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Hey!
Forking a repository is pretty simple, here are the steps:
Go to the repository you want to fork
Click the "Fork" button at the top right of the page
Select your account as the destination
GitHub will create a copy of that repo under your account
That's it! You'll now have your own copy of the repository where you can make changes without affecting the original.
If you want to keep your fork updated with the original repo, you can click "Sync fork" anytime from your forked repo page.
Hope that helps! 😊