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Commit 7d703a4d by Achilleas Pipinellis

New images for GitLab basics "Fork project" docs

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# How to fork a project # How to fork a project
A fork is a copy of an original repository that you can put somewhere else A fork is a copy of an original repository that you can put in another namespace
or where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide if where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide if
publishing or not, without affecting your original project. publishing or not, without affecting your original project.
It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab. It takes just a few steps to fork a project in GitLab.
Sign in to GitLab. 1. Go to a project's dashboard under the **Project** tab and click on the
**Fork** button.
Select a project on the right side of your screen: ![Click on Fork button](img/fork_new.png)
![Select a project](img/select_project.png) 1. You will be asked where to fork the repository. Click on the user or group
to where you'd like to add the forked project.
Click on the "fork" button on the right side of your screen: ![Choose namespace](img/fork_choose_namespace.png)
![Fork](img/fork.png) 1. After a few moments, depending on the repository's size, the forking will
complete.
Click on the user or group to where you'd like to add the forked project.
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