I forked a git hub project on which I have to work on, what advantages will git hub fetch upstream provide because I can keep track on that project by updating it in separated folder, I feel its the easier way to do that!
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I forked a git hub project on which I have to work on, what advantages will git hub fetch upstream provide because I can keep track on that project by updating it in separated folder, I feel its the easier way to do that!
Collating my previous answers:
You would generally only clone a repo if you were a friend of the repo owner or had a suitable working relationship, (or they positively encourage it) so that when you push back a new branch of your work it would not cause any upset. This can avoid the branch bloat problem.
You would tend to fork a repo when you are interested in the work and want to try something out without having to get ‘permission’ first, which is one of the benefits of a DVCS system. The fork process also (automatically) provides you with a place of archive for your local work on the github server.
It will depend on your [project’s] workflow style e.g. git-scm.com/book/en/Distributed-Git-Distributed-Workflows or nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model.
Using a fork allows you to prepare publicly a nice branch (commit series), and hold copies of all your WIP (work in progress) branches. As a personal fork, folk don’t expect all the branches to be polished – see how many forks have already been made of the repo you are interested in and have a look at their WIP to see a pattern (or anti-pattern;-)