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Improve forking instructions (#1375) (#1376)
Co-authored-by: Hugo van Kemenade <[email protected]>
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getting-started/git-boot-camp.rst

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1. Go to https://github.com/python/cpython.
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2. Press ``Fork`` on the top right.
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2. Press ``Fork`` located near the top right of the page.
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3. When asked where to fork the repository, choose to fork it to your username.
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3. Uncheck the "Copy the ``main`` branch only" button.
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4. Your forked CPython repository will be created at https://github.com/<username>/cpython.
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4. Press the ``Create fork`` button.
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5. Your forked CPython repository will be created at ``https://github.com/<username>/cpython``.
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.. _clone-your-fork:
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It should emit ``upstream``, indicating to track/pull changes for ``main`` from the
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``upstream`` remote.
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Once this is verified, update your local clone with the upstream branches::
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$ git fetch upstream
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.. _set-up-name-email:
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