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author | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2016-10-11 07:41:28 +0200 |
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committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2016-10-11 07:41:28 +0200 |
commit | 7d703a4dbbce44fda3cc0cfed7c48c27f496b6a0 (patch) | |
tree | dac2accbb517dbf5d4cc817047614cb3d401d669 /doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md | |
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New images for GitLab basics "Fork project" docs
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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md index 7232fc2c1ae..6c232fe6086 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md @@ -1,19 +1,20 @@ # How to fork a project -A fork is a copy of an original repository that you can put somewhere else -or where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide if +A fork is a copy of an original repository that you can put in another namespace +where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide if publishing or not, without affecting your original project. It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab. -Sign in to GitLab. +1. Go to a project's dashboard under the **Project** tab and click on the + **Fork** button. -Select a project on the right side of your screen: +  - +1. You will be asked where to fork the repository. Click on the user or group + to where you'd like to add the forked project. -Click on the "fork" button on the right side of your screen: +  - - -Click on the user or group to where you'd like to add the forked project. +1. After a few moments, depending on the repository's size, the forking will + complete. |