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GH-REPO-FORK(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-FORK(1)

NAME

gh-repo-fork - Create a fork of a repository

SYNOPSIS

gh repo fork [<repository>] [-- <gitflags>...] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Create a fork of a repository.

With no argument, creates a fork of the current repository. Otherwise, forks the specified repository.

By default, the new fork is set to be your "origin" remote and any existing origin remote is renamed to "upstream". To alter this behavior, you can set a name for the new fork's remote with --remote-name.

Additional git clone flags can be passed after --.

OPTIONS

--clone
Clone the fork

--default-branch-only
Only include the default branch in the fork

--fork-name <string>
Rename the forked repository

--org <string>
Create the fork in an organization

--remote
Add a git remote for the fork

--remote-name <string>
Specify the name for the new remote

SEE ALSO

gh-repo(1)

Feb 2023