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GIT-FORK(1)                                                        GIT-FORK(1)

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

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>

                                 December 2015                     GIT-FORK(1)