From 7f18248aa6552b843273e9a95edbc5663c0a5426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marcel Amirault Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:02:59 +0000 Subject: First pass to bring /gitlab-basics to SSoT standards Removes duplicated information, and combines sections and files together when they are duplicated or highly related. Also adds intros to all pages and sections missing intros, and troubleshooting sections to pages that may need them in the future. Links more to other docs, and clarifies language when abosolutely necessary, and adds angle brackets to sample parameters. --- doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md | 19 +++++-------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md') diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md index a128a7c7dd3..5c19985121d 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md @@ -1,20 +1,11 @@ +--- +type: howto +--- + # How to fork a project A fork is a copy of an original repository that you put in another namespace where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide whether or not to share, without affecting the original project. -It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab. - -1. Go to a project's dashboard under the **Project** tab and click on the - **Fork** button. - - ![Click on Fork button](img/fork_new.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. - - ![Choose namespace](img/fork_choose_namespace.png) - -1. After a few moments, depending on the repository's size, the forking will - complete. +It takes just a few steps to [fork a project in GitLab](../workflow/forking_workflow.md#creating-a-fork). -- cgit v1.2.1