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>

                                           January 2016                               GIT-FORK(1)