Prevent forked .github repo from being presented as my own? #22768
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I’ve forked a Is there a work around? |
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Hello @kingthorin 👋 Thanks for your question!
The difference between cloning and forking a repository on GitHub Just a couple weeks ago, we shared some information with you about forking a repository and the cool things you can do with this functionality. Now you might wonder - what is the difference between forking a repository and just cloning it? Well, ruminate on the mysteries of these features no more! In this article we’ll go over the differences between the two methods so that you can determine the best option to use when working o… You will not be able to make a repository with the same name. One will need to be changed. |
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ernest-phillips:
So this seems to be a miss on the functional considerations side? It seems totally reasonable for individuals to want/need their own .github repo while also having contribution requirements to other orgs or projects for which they might need to fork another .github repo. |
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You can absolutely make a change to the name of your fork and still create pull requests to push upstream to the original repository. This way you can easily differentiate the two. |
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Cool, never thought of trying to rename a fork. Thanks! |
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@ernest-phillips Hello, reading through this thread and have a question - if the name of the fork is changed can the forked repo owner change the access settings? We have someone who has a forked repo and is unable to change the visibility from public to private. |
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Hello @kingthorin 👋
Thanks for your question!
When you create a fork of an existing repository , you get a copy of that project with the intention of submitting changes to the original project.
A fork may not be the appropriate solution for what you are doing here.