/fɔːk/
A personal copy of someone else's repository that lets you experiment or contribute via pull request.
"Fork the open-source library, add your fix, then submit a PR upstream — the maintainers will review it."
Master Fork in context by working through exercises in the Git & Version Control module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.
A personal copy of someone else's repository that lets you experiment or contribute via pull request.
"Fork" is pronounced /fɔːk/.
"Fork the open-source library, add your fix, then submit a PR upstream — the maintainers will review it."
"Fork" is filed under the Git & Version Control vocabulary module — click the module link above to see related terms and a matching exercise.
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