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Feature request: sync a fork (upstream to origin) directly from GitHub web site #21628
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That’s a very neat feature: Create a pull request from my fork to upstream directly from GitHub web site. But reverse - sync a fork (upstream to origin) requires my to go to command line and do “git magic” there. What about if there is a button to do pull from upstream to origin directly on web site? I’d like to teach a girl how to do translations (localizations) for the open source project, but I see that she will require some help from me. This could be made simpler: she herself creates a fork, does translations directly on GitHub web, commits there, makes a pull request and… here the magic ends: she can’t easily pull from upstream to master even if both resides in the same place. I mean with such feature she wouldn’t need to have anything on her hard drive to be actively involved in project development. |
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👋 Welcome! This is a popular feature request. I’ve added yours to the issue! In the meantime, I had a search and it does look as though someone has created an Action to fill this gap.  Fork Sync With Upstream - GitHub MarketplaceAutomatically updates fork with new commits from upstream repo, safest to run on an unmodified branch Please note - this is not a GitHub product and we can’t provide direct support for it. I did try it out and it does work the way they describe - keeping the fork up to date with the upstream repository. There are limitations to this - I’d strongly recommend having a careful read through the readme. |
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I haven’t forgotten about you - we just shipped this feature: twitter.com
GitHub (github) Is your fork behind? You can now sync from the parent repo with just a single click! 🖱💥 https://t.co/4Zx6OwVTxO
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@r-pankevicius
I haven’t forgotten about you - we just shipped this feature:
twitter.comGitHub (github)