It is highly recommended to use the Github Desktop App, it will make everything easier
Forking allows you to take a copy of someone else's code, and use it yourself.
Your fork is independant of the original
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Make sure you are logged in.
- Click on the repository you want to fork.
- Click Fork
Now you should see the fork in your repositories.
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!
- Click on the
<> Code
Button
- 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
- If you have Visual Studio, click