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Forking A Repository In Github

This article describes forking a repository in GitHub.

What Does Forking A Repository Mean?

Forking a repository means creating a copy of the repository under your GitHub ID. Any changes made in the original repository will be reflected in your forked repository.

If you are making any changes in your forked repository, the changes must be approved by the administrator of the original repository to merge your changes.

How To Fork Your Repository?

To fork a repository, log in to the GitHub portal. Click on Your repositories.

Picture showing Your Repositories menu option in github

In the search box, search the word font in the GitHub repository.

Picture showing searching the font repository in github

Your search result will appear below.

Picture showing the detail page of the repository

Navigate to the repository you want to fork. Click the fork option.

Picture showing the fork button for forking a repository in github

The following screen will appear.

Picture showing the screen to create fork

A copy is created in your repository once you click the Create fork button.

Picture showing the output of forking the repository in github

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Thursday, August 22, 2019

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