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## add-upstream.md

      
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                So you've forked a Repository and you want updates...
              
          
    #tl;dr
setting up a branch to track a repo

pre: assuming you have forked a repo and cloned your fork to your computer

git remote add [maintainer's name] [paste URL here]
git fetch --all
git branch --track [maintainer's name]_[branch] [remote name from step 1]/[branch you want to track]
At this point you may watch to checkout to your newly create branch and issue a git pull command.


## gist:1885435

      
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                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