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Tatuya Kamada
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Achilleas Pipinellis
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Refactor the forking process and add new images
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## Creating a fork
## Creating a fork
In order to create a fork of a project, all you need to do is click on
Forking a project is in most cases a two-step process.
the fork button located on the top right side of the screen, close to
the project's URL and right next to the stars button.
![
Fork button
](
forking/fork_button.png
)
Once you do that you'll be presented with a screen where you can choose
1.
Click on the fork button located in the middle of the page or a project's
the namespace to fork to. Only namespaces (groups and your own
home page right next to the stars button.
namespace) where you have write access to, will be shown. Click on the
namespace to create your fork there.
![
Groups view
](
forking/groups.png
)
![Fork button](img/forking_workflow_fork_button.png)
---
1.
Once you do that, you'll be presented with a screen where you can choose
the namespace to fork to. Only namespaces (groups and your own
namespace) where you have write access to, will be shown. Click on the
namespace to create your fork there.
![Choose namespace](img/forking_workflow_choose_namespace.png)
---
**Note:**
If the namespace you chose to fork the project to has another project with
the same path name, you will be presented with a warning that the forking
could not be completed. Try to resolve the error and repeat the forking
process.
![Path taken error](img/forking_workflow_path_taken_error.png)
---
After the forking is done, you can start working on the newly created
After the forking is done, you can start working on the newly created
repository. There you will have full
repository. There, you will have full
[
Owner
](
../permissions/permissions.md
)
[
Owner
](
../permissions/permissions.md
)
access, so you can set it up as
access, so you can set it up as you please.
you please.
## Merging upstream
## Merging upstream
Once you are ready to send your code back to the main project, you need
Once you are ready to send your code back to the main project, you need
to create a merge request. Choose your forked project's main branch as
to create a merge request. Choose your forked project's main branch as
the source and the original project's main branch as the destination and
the source and the original project's main branch as the destination and
create the
merge request
.
create the
[
merge request
](
merge_requests.md
)
.
![
Selecting branches
](
forking/branch_select.png
)
![
Selecting branches
](
forking/branch_select.png
)
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