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Asked: 2026-05-28T16:44:04+00:00

The following happens to me from time to time: clone something from github discover

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The following happens to me from time to time:

  1. clone something from github
  2. discover something I want to fix.
  3. want to offer it back.
  4. Go make a fork
  5. clone my fork
  6. manually merge my changes to the fork
  7. open a pull request

Somehow, it seems to me that there should be a simpler way to get from ‘I’ve got local changes in a local branch’ to ‘I’ve got changes in a fork I can submit a pull for.’

Is there?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Github has the hub gem for maniplating their API.

    Secondarily ( and I think what you’re looking for) you can add a second remote to your original repo like

    git remote add myfork git://github.com/defunkt/hub.git # for the case of hub

    and then

    git push -u myfork branchname

    to push branchname up to your fork from the original repo. The -u flag sets that branches upstream to be your fork.

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