Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Show Gist options
  • Save TheBeachMaster/680dd5f566574bc788fbb0a7910f53f7 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save TheBeachMaster/680dd5f566574bc788fbb0a7910f53f7 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Keeping a fork up to date

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 

4. To forcefully resolove a conflict by accepting their commit

git pull -X theirs 
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment