Commit 7d703a4d authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

New images for GitLab basics "Fork project" docs

parent 54642e52
# 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:
![Click on Fork button](img/fork_new.png)
![Select a project](img/select_project.png)
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:
![Choose namespace](img/fork_choose_namespace.png)
![Fork](img/fork.png)
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.
Markdown is supported
0%
or
You are about to add 0 people to the discussion. Proceed with caution.
Finish editing this message first!
Please register or to comment