Keep a git fork up to date
- Add the remote upstream to your fork
git remote add upstream git@[server]:[owner]/[remote_repo].git
- Update and merge from upstream to your fork
git fetch upstream && git merge upstream/master && git push
Written by Raúl Raja
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over 1 year ago
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I got this alias, which is based on naming conventions.
over 1 year ago
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I usually don't bother updating my fork, I just create a new branch:
git fetch upstream && git checkout upstream/master -b new_featrueand work from there.
over 1 year ago
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