forks.md

What is a fork?

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Not really ...

What is a fork?

In general, when contributing to a repository, you only have read access.

In other words, you can only **pull** (unless it is your own repository or access has been granted).

In general, you **cannot write** changes. In other words, you do not have **push** access.

You have to work on your **own copy**.

In other words, you have to work on your own **fork**.

How to get a fork?

Browse to the original repository and click on the button Fork:

(Live Demo)

Time to practice!

(Live Demo)

Fork the practice repository:

https://git-r3lab.uni.lu/R3.training/git.practice

Then, clone your fork to your home directory!

```bash $ git clone ssh://git@git-r3lab-server.uni.lu:8022/yourUserName/ git.practice.git practice ```

Any other rudimentary method such as

'I simply download the .zip and unzip it - works like a charm!'

shall be avoided!

Why?

How to update my fork?

As you have your own fork, it will not automatically update once the original repository is update.

You have to update it yourself!

**More on that later!**