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If I fork open-source repository A on GitHub and rename it to B via the Settings tab will I still be able to:
Are there any other potential consequences of a rename that I haven't thought of?
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In some cases, that wasn't ideal because you wanted the fork to have a different name. Your only option was to rename the fork after it was created. Now you can customize the fork name at the same time you're creating it.
One concern many users have is that the renaming of a GitHub repository will cause problems with Git clone, push, pull, and fetch operations, as the GitHub URL is changed, and that often leads to a repository not found error.
Deleting your repository or changing its visibility affects that repository's forks. Warning: If you remove a person's access to a private repository, any of their forks of that private repository are deleted. Local clones of the private repository are retained.
Note that after deleting the repository, the action cannot be undone. Also note that if you are deleting a forked repository, deleting it will only remove it (including any changes you have made to it) from your own GitHub - you won't accidentally delete the original project (phew).
you can rename your fork without losing the ability to create pull requests and merge changes. Just make sure that you update the URL of the remote in your local clones.
(I forked a project on GitHub, changed its name. Everything still works)
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