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apt-get install git-extras
Manual
| GIT-FORK(1) | Git Extras | GIT-FORK(1) |
NAME
git-fork - Fork a repo on github
SYNOPSIS
git-fork [<github-repo-url>]
DESCRIPTION
If a github repo url is given, fork the 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
If a url is not given and the current dir is a github repo, fork the repo.
- 1.
- forks the current repo
- 2.
- rename the origin remote repo to upstream
- 3.
- adds the forked repo as a remote called origin
Remotes will use ssh if you have it configured with GitHub, if not, https will be used.
Create a fork of a project on GitHub via command line.
A personal access token is required for making the API call to create a fork in GitHub. API Documentation here https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#forks
Make sure the personal access token has the right OAuth scopes for the repo(s)
Use git config --global --add git-extras.github-personal-access-token <your-personal-access-token>
If using multiple accounts, override the global value in the specific repo using git config git-extras.github-personal-access-token <other-acc-personal-access-token>
EXAMPLE
Fork expect.js:
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$ git fork https://github.com/LearnBoost/expect.js
or just:
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$ git fork LearnBoost/expect.js
Then:
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$ ..<forks into your github profile and clones repo locally to expect.js dir>... $ cd expect.js && git remote -v
origin git@github.com:<user>/expect.js (fetch)
origin git@github.com:<user>/expect.js (push)
upstream git@github.com:LearnBoost/expect.js (fetch)
upstream git@github.com:LearnBoost/expect.js (push)
If the current dir is a clone of expect.js, this has the same effect:
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$ git fork
AUTHOR
Written by Andrew Griffiths <mail@andrewgriffithsonline.com>
REPORTING BUGS
<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>
SEE ALSO
<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>
| October 2024 |