2017-10-01
Push git cloned repository to your own on GitHub
git, github
UPDATE: April 21, 2019
Both Eugene Karataev & Noah Pederson provided a better way than what's in this post.
Check'em out on the dev.to post thread.
- Eugene Karataev: https://dev.to/karataev/comment/a906
- Noah Pederson: https://dev.to/chiefnoah/comment/a904
You git cloned a repository from GitHub without forking it.
The problem is that you made a bunch of changes and want to publish it to a new GitHub repository.
What are the steps required to accomplish it?
TL;DR
Remove original remote and add your own
Scenario
Suppose that you are taking an advantage of all javascript boilerplates floating around on GitHub since setting up Webpack and environment required manually for simple code is a bit too much.
Problem
But when you try to commit the code back to GitHub, you get an error message that you don't have a permission since the cloned repo belongs to another user.
https://gist.github.com/dance2die/841f50055b95318e29f31376e0bd18fa
How to commit to your own GitHub repository
First, remove the remote repository associated using git remote rm origin.
https://gist.github.com/dance2die/04273b00df9a7345bf4e3ee461816ac5
Then create your own repository on GitHub.
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After creating the repository, copy the repo URL.
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Now, add the URL to your repo.
https://gist.github.com/dance2die/234f77836173c2271b4c63e3b45a2b2a
Now you can push/publish it to your own repository!
https://gist.github.com/dance2die/41dcb516ef61ba06ba75668923e54248
Wolla! It's committed to your GitHub repository.
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Alternative
You can simply download a zip version of the repository, git init, then add the remote yourself if you are uncomfortable with git clone.
Resources
Help me improve this~
Git command is very flexible that there might be other ways to do it much easier. Please let me know if there is a way to do it without going through all these troubles :)