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How to keep your forked GitHub repository up to date

#git #github

1. Clone your fork: 

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git
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2. Add remote from original repository to 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
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3. Updating your fork from original repo to keep up with their changes: 

git pull upstream master
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