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.TH "GIT\-FORK" "1" "November 2014" "" ""
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.SH "NAME"
\fBgit\-fork\fR \- Fork a repo on github
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBgit\-fork\fR [<github\-repo\-url>]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Fork the given github repo\. Like clone but forks first\.
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.IP "1." 4
forks the repo on github
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.IP "2." 4
clones the repo into the current dir
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.IP "3." 4
adds the original repo as a remote
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
Fork expect\.js:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ git fork https://github\.com/LearnBoost/expect\.js
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
or just:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ git fork LearnBoost/expect\.js
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.P
Then:
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.IP "" 4
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.nf

$ \.\.<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)
  original        git@github\.com:LearnBoost/expect\.js (fetch)
  original        git@github\.com:LearnBoost/expect\.js (push)
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.fi
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.IP "" 0
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.SH "AUTHOR"
Written by Andrew Griffiths <\fImail@andrewgriffithsonline\.com\fR>
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.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
<\fIhttps://github\.com/tj/git\-extras/issues\fR>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
<\fIhttps://github\.com/tj/git\-extras\fR>