git-fork

Fork and clone repository

$ git fork [https://github.com/owner/repo]

$ git fork

git fork [url]

git fork forks a GitHub repository and clones it locally, automating the common workflow of forking a project for contribution. It uses the GitHub API to create the fork, then clones your fork and configures the original as upstream, setting up the standard contribution workflow.
Part of the git-extras suite, this command streamlines the fork-and-clone pattern that is fundamental to open-source collaboration on GitHub.

URL

Repository URL to fork.

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Part of git-extras package. Requires GitHub authentication. GitHub-specific functionality.

git fork is part of git-extras, created to automate the common GitHub fork workflow for contributing to projects.

git-clone(1), gh-repo(1), git-remote(1)