github update repository from fork code example
Example 1: update fork repository
## Add Original Repository
git remote add upstream https://github.com/OriginalOwner/OriginalProject.git
## Verify if Repository is added
git remote -v
## Fetch Updates from Original Repository
git fetch upstream
## Checkout to your master branch
git checkout master
## Get Updates from upstream repo
git merge upstream/master
## Push the commit over
git push origin master
Example 2: how to update forked repo in GitHub
## Clone your fork:
git clone [email protected]:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git
## Add remote from original repository in your forked repository:
cd into/cloned/fork-repo
git remote add upstream git://github.com/ORIGINAL-DEV-USERNAME/REPO-YOU-FORKED-FROM.git
git fetch upstream
## Updating your fork from original repo to keep up with their changes:
git pull upstream master