Fork from a branch in github

Question

Is there a way to fork from a specific branch on GitHub? … For example, moodle has many branches (1.9, 2.0 … and so on). Can a clone be performed of just branch 1.9 and not the

Answer 1

Cloning means that you create a copy of the whole repository in your account including all branches and tags. However you are free to switch and track branches however you like.

Answer 2

For those who don't like working with command-line. Here is a simple guide using the desktop client for GitHub:

1. Click the fork button of the repo on GitHub.com:

2. Make sure you have the desktop client installed

3. Click this button:

4. Clone the repo

5. In the desktop client, select the desired branch

6. Select the branch you'd like to work on and you're done