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NAME

git-fork - Fork a repo on github

SYNOPSIS

git-fork [<github-repo-url>]

DESCRIPTION

Fork the given github repo. Like clone but forks first.

1.

forks the repo on github

2.

clones the repo into the current dir

3.

adds the original repo as a remote called upstream

EXAMPLE

Fork expect.js:

$ git fork github.com/LearnBoost/expect.js

or just:

$ git fork LearnBoost/expect.js

Then:

$ ..<forks into your github profile and clones repo locally to expect.js dir>...

$ cd expect.js && git remote -v

  origin          github.com<user>/expect.js (fetch)
  origin          github.com<user>/expect.js (push)
  upstream        github.com/LearnBoost/expect.js (fetch)
  upstream        github.com/LearnBoost/expect.js (push)

AUTHOR

Written by Andrew Griffiths <mail@andrewgriffithsonline.com>

REPORTING BUGS

<github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>

SEE ALSO

<github.com/tj/git-extras>