github fork project update 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