#COMMIT TO FORKED REPO GITHUB DESKTOP HOW TO#

git branch -set-upstream-to origin/master master Step 9 - Push to my forkĪnd now I can push to my forked repo and create a PR. Or if it's an older repo with master instead of main as the default branch. git branch -set-upstream-to origin/main main Set the upstream of my main branch to point to my fork. It only takes a few seconds to fork the repo. A message will briefly appear letting you know that the forking process has started.

Or via HTTPS: git remote add origin remote add using https Step 7 - Fetch from my new origin git fetch origin Step 8 - Set origin main (or master) In the top-right corner of the window, you'll see a 'Fork' button with a number to the right of it, which represents the number of times the repository has been forked. Now I can just point origin at my newly forked repo via SSH: git remote add origin :adam7/winget-pkgs remote add using ssh git remote rename origin upstream Step 6 - Make my fork the origin I'm going to want my fork to be origin so I can push there so let's rename the current origin. So off to GitHub and hit the Fork button which gives me a forked repo at Step 5 - Rename my origin repo to upstream Step 3 - Realise I should have forked firstĪt this point I remember I have no permissions on this repo, and I should have started from a fork 🤦‍♂️ Step 4 - Fork I updated the version of QuickLook and was ready to push and create a PR when. Optionally, in the 'Description' field, type a. If you create a pull request and then commit & push some additional changes to your repository/ working branch before the Pull Request is merged, those new. You can see in the Fork interface all the commits. Optionally, to further distinguish your fork, in the 'Repository name' field, type a name. A commit records the changes to your repository (sites source code) that were made to a file or directory. By default, forks are named the same as their upstream repositories.

This will take you to the Create a new fork page, and will auto. Under 'Owner,' select the dropdown menu and click an owner for the forked repository. Forking the repository is as easy as clicking the Fork button shown in the image above.

#COMMIT TO FORKED REPO GITHUB DESKTOP HOW TO#

Most recently I thought I'd have a look at how to contribute to the new winget package manager. In the top-right corner of the page, click Fork. At that point I always wish I could remember the steps to switch to a fork, so for the benefit of my future self this time I wrote down the steps. I often clone a repo on GitHub or GitLab make some changes to it locally and then think I'd like to contribute my changes back to the repo.

Commit to forked repo github desktop