4 Git and GitHub Workflow

4.1 Standard GitHub workflow

(I recommend to only fork a public repo if you intend to send a pull request to it)
Fork the other person’s repo (this will be known as the upstream repo from your fork, your copy of a repo on GitHub is known as origin)
This creates a copy of their repo under your account (your fork)
Clone your fork (the copy under your account) to your machine
Create a new branch (do not work on master/main)
Make your changes and commit them
Push your new branch upto your GitHub (i.e., to your fork)
Create a pull request (from your new branch) back to the default (master/main) branch of the original repo

Skip the forking step from the standard GitHub workflow
The repo on GitHub is known as origin
Clone the repo to your local machine
- Click: Code | Open with GitHub Desktop
- Click Clone in the box which appears in GitHub Desktop
- Go to the Making a pull request page here