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What's the difference between forking and cloning a repository? |
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naheel0
Mar 28, 2026
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Cloning creates a local copy of a repository on your machine. You're downloading the code to work with it locally.
Forking creates your own copy of someone else's repository on GitHub (or similar platform). It's hosted on your account and lets you propose changes via pull requests. Key difference: Clone = local copy. Fork = your own remote copy. |
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Cloning creates a local copy of a repository on your machine. You're downloading the code to work with it locally.
git clone https://github.com/user/repo.gitForking creates your own copy of someone else's repository on GitHub (or similar platform). It's hosted on your account and lets you propose changes via pull requests.
Key difference: Clone = local copy. Fork = your own remote copy.