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how to fork a nongithub repo
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  • Create a new, empty repository on GitHub

  • Clone the created repository
    git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git

  • Fetch the contents of the original repository

cd repository
git remote add upstream git://url.com/remote_repository.git
git fetch upstream
git merge upstream/master
  • Push contents to new repository
    git push origin master
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