Synchronize your fork with the original repository in GitHub

SyncFork.md

Sync GitHub Fork with Upstream

Reference: https://help.github.com/articles/syncing-a-fork/

The below is a summary of how you are able to synchronize your forked repository in GitHub with the original repository you originally forked from.

1. Clone your forked repo into your workspace and cd into it.

   git clone [email protected]:YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git
   cd YOUR_FORK
   

2. Add the upstream URL.

   git remote -v
   git remote add upstream [email protected]:ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git
   git remote -v
   

3. Fetch the branches and their respective commits from the upstream repository. Commits to master will be stored in a local branch, upstream/master.

   git fetch upstream
   

4. Check out your fork's local master branch

   git checkout master
   

5. Merge the changes from upstream/master into your local master branch.

   git merge upstream/master
   

6. If you had any local changes, complete those changes and commit them to master.

7. Push the updates to your forked repository.

   git push origin master