How can I fork my own GitHub repository?

Question

So, total newbie to Git. Been reading through the guides and think I have the basics but am having difficulties accomplishing this one goal.

I have a repo created fo

Answer 1

You can also use Github's import tool.

(it's made for importing from SVN, etc. but you can use it for this too)

• Create new repository in Github. IMPORTANT: don't "initialize with a README"
• On the next screen click "Import code"
• Paste the URL to the Github repo you want to import. (screenshot)

Again, this is creating a new repository and not a true fork on Github. But all your branches, history, etc will be there.