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Keeping a fork up to date
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1. Clone your fork:

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git

2. Add remote from original repository in your forked repository:

cd into/cloned/fork-repo
git remote add upstream git://github.com/ORIGINAL-DEV-USERNAME/REPO-YOU-FORKED-FROM.git
git fetch upstream

3. Updating your fork from original repo to keep up with their changes:

git pull upstream master
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uzluisf commented Apr 7, 2024

I find it funny that years after years I keep coming back to this gist.

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jef commented Apr 8, 2024

I find it funny that years after years I keep coming back to this gist.

Based on this awesome gist, I made a little bash function for myself and use it on a few machines so I don't have to remember 😅

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