sync changes from the parent repository into your forked repository

sync-changes-from-parent-repo-to-forked-repo.txt

To sync changes from the parent repository into your forked repository, you can follow these steps:

1. Configure the parent repository as a remote

First, you need to ensure that the original (parent) repository is added as a remote in your local repository. This is typically named upstream.

# Navigate to your forked repository's directory
cd path/to/your/repo

# Add the parent repository as 'upstream' remote
git remote add upstream https://github.com/parent-repo/parent-repo.git

Replace the URL with the URL of the parent repository.

2. Fetch the latest changes from the parent repository

Fetch the changes from the upstream remote repository (parent repo).

git fetch upstream

3. Merge changes into your local branch

Merge the changes from the upstream remote (typically the main or master branch) into your local branch. You can either merge or rebase.

Option 1: Merge changes

git merge upstream/main

or if the default branch is master:

git merge upstream/master

Option 2: Rebase (optional)

Rebasing applies the changes on top of your existing changes, which might give a cleaner history.

git rebase upstream/main

4. Push the merged/rebased changes to your fork

After merging or rebasing, push the changes back to your fork on GitHub.

git push origin main

This will update your forked repository with the latest changes from the parent repo.