Can I fork another persons repo twice into my own account?

Question

On GitHub, I can't seem to figure out how I can fork a repo twice into one account.

So there is a repo from Bob/CoolFramework

I fork it to Jeremy/MyShooter and start to build a game

Now I also want to fork it to Jeremy/MyRPG to build another new game

When I try to fork CoolFramework a second time, it just takes me to MyShooter.

So the options I can think of: A) I'm not using Git in the right way B) It's not possible on Git C) I just couldn't see the option on Github

Answer 1

In your case, I would suggest going with submodules. However to answer your exact question, here's how you should proceed.

1. Start by creating Jeremy/MyShooter and Jeremy/MyRPG on Github. Keep them empty.

2. Clone your origin project on your system, twice, giving it different names

   $ git clone http://github.com/Bob/CoolFramework MyShooter $ git clone http://github.com/Bob/CoolFramework MyRPG 

3. You now have 2 different local repos pointing to the same origin. You should remove the origin and point to yours as a remote:

   $ cd MyShooter $ git remote remove origin $ git remote add origin http://github.com/Jeremy/MyShooter.git $ git push -u origin master 

4. Don't forget to do the same for MyRPG

Answer 2

From the sound of things, you are using a framework within a game you are creating. If you are just using the framework and not changing it, create a new project for your game and include the framework project within it as a sub-module.

Assuming you are not modifying the framework, you should not be forking it. Forking a project is for modifying (often with the intent of submitting your fork to be merged back into the source project).