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git-fork(1) -- Fork a repo on github

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

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

forks the repo on github
clones the repo into the current dir
adds the original repo as a remote

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          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)

AUTHOR

Written by Andrew Griffiths <mail@andrewgriffithsonline.com>

REPORTING BUGS

<https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras/issues>

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