CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user5448022
user5448022

Reputation:

What happens when forking multiple times on GitHub?

I have a main repository and forked it. What will happen if I fork it again? Will it create another fork or just replace the previous one.

If I could create multiple forks, how to switch from one to another? Is it just like switching branches?

If I could do multiple fork, then is there any limit on the number of fork?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 534

Answers (1)

poke
poke

Reputation: 387517

No, GitHub will only let you fork a single time. Once you have created a fork, the button to fork a repository will only link to your personal fork.

Or if you are part of organizations, you will get a target selector, prompting you for whom you want to create the fork; but for every account that already has a fork, you will also just get a link to that fork.

Of course, nothing prevents you from pushing a copy to a different/separate remote, but that will not maintain any relationship between the original repository and your “fork”. GitHub’s fork relationship only exists from the “Fork” button and can only ever exist for a single fork per account.

Upvotes: 3

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