To create a fork of an original repository and push it to your own repository (my-repo), follow these steps:

  1. Fork the Original Repository:

    • Go to the original repository on GitHub.
    • Click the "Fork" button at the top right of the page.

  2. Clone Your Forked Repository:

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/original-repo
cd original-repo

  3. Create a New Repository on GitHub:

    • Go to your GitHub account.
    • Click on the "New" button to create a new repository.
    • Name it my-repo and complete the setup.

  4. Set the New Repository as a Remote:

    git remote rename origin old-origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/your-username/my-repo.git

  5. Push to Your New Repository:

    git push -u origin master

Replace your-username with your GitHub username and adjust branch names if necessary.

In step 4, old-origin is a placeholder name used to rename the current remote reference (origin) for the forked repository. This step is optional but helps avoid confusion by renaming the original remote before adding your new repository as a remote named origin.

Here’s a more detailed explanation:

  • git remote rename origin old-origin: This renames the existing remote (which points to the forked repository) to old-origin. This way, you can add a new remote with the name origin that points to your new repository.

If you don't need to keep a reference to the original forked repository, you can skip the renaming step and directly set the new repository as origin:

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/your-username/my-repo.git

This command directly changes the URL of the existing origin remote to point to your new repository.