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gh-repo-fork(1)

gh-repo-fork - Create a fork of a repository

GH-REPO-FORK(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-FORK(1)

gh-repo-fork - Create a fork of a repository

gh repo fork [<repository>] [-- <gitflags>...] [flags]

Create a fork of a repository.

With no argument, creates a fork of the current repository. Otherwise, forks the specified repository.

By default, the new fork is set to be your origin remote and any existing origin remote is renamed to upstream. To alter this behavior, you can set a name for the new fork's remote with --remote-name.

The upstream remote will be set as the default remote repository.

Additional git clone flags can be passed after --.

Clone the fork

Only include the default branch in the fork

Rename the forked repository

Create the fork in an organization

Add a git remote for the fork

Specify the name for the new remote

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

# Fork a repository
$ gh repo fork owner/repo
# Fork a repository and clone it locally
$ gh repo fork owner/repo --clone
# Fork a repository without cloning it, skip the prompt
$ gh repo fork owner/repo --clone=false

gh-repo(1)

Oct 2026

gh 2.102.0-r1 · os · ingested 2026-10-09