Forking a repository that got updated in GitHub

Question

What is the best way to get an updated repository? There is usually a button that says "Fork" but a "Your Fork" button takes its place. Is this because I have already forked an older version of the repository?

possible duplicate of [How to update GitHub forked repository?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7244321/how-to-update-github-forked-repository) — CharlesB, Apr 27 '12 at 11:47

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 27 '12 at 09:43

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You can update your repository via command

git fetch

Then look around and do merge/rebase if necessary.

answered Apr 27 '12 at 09:43

Sergey K.

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 27 '12 at 10:56

You should add the original repository as a source to your local git repository

cd /my/local/repository
git remote add upstream git@github.com/author/originalrepo.git

You can chose whatever name you want, but I usually stick with upstream.

With git pull upstream master you can grab the master branch from the original repo, merge in the changes and with git push origin master push it up to your fork

Forking a repository that got updated in GitHub

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