Github: fork a repository and sync the fork

1. Fork a repository
   • Clone the repository:

     git clone https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPO.git

   • Add the original repository as upstream:

     git remote add upstream https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPO.git

   • Check the status:

     git remote -v

     You will see:

     # origin    https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (fetch)
     # origin    https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/YOUR_FORK.git (push)
     # upstream  https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPO.git (fetch)
     # upstream  https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPO.git (push)
     

2. Sync the fork with upstream(original):
   • Fetch the branches and their respective commits from the upstream repository:

     git fetch upstream

   • Check out your fork's local master branch:

     git checkout master

   • Merge the changes from upstream/master into your local master branch. This brings your fork's master branch into sync with the upstream repository, without losing your local changes.

     git merge upstream/master

   • Push local repository:

     git push --tags