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It is highly recommended to use the Github Desktop App, it will make everything easier

Forking
Cloning

Forking

Forking allows you to take a copy of someone else's code, and use it yourself.

Your fork is independant of the original

Step One

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  • Click on the repository you want to fork.

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Step Two

  • Click Fork

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  • Leave everything default and click Create fork

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Now you should see the fork in your repositories.



Cloning

Cloning allows you to take code and put it onto your computer.

This will allow you to edit the code in your code editor of choice. ( e.g Visual Studio )

  • Navigate to the repository page
    Make sure it is the forked version!

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  • Click on the <> Code Button

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  • You now have several options to choose from.
    • If you have Visual Studio, click Open with Visual Studio
    • If you have Github Desktop, click Open with Github Desktop
    • If you have none of the above, click Download Zip

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