Before describing how to fork we need to know what is forking.
Well, forking a project means, you are taking a copy of the project developed by others and you are not a contributor in that project. Surely the codes should be open source. You take a copy and start developing the codes independently in your own way and this is something more than just follow a project.
Now let’s describe the process with an example.
After login to Github.com find the repository which you like to fork.
For example Here I am forking twitter / bootstrap.
Click on the repository name and there you will find a Fork button on the upper right side of the browser.
Click on that Fork button to fork the repo.
Fork a repository in Github
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Then it will start forking.
Wait this will take a few second to complete.
Fork a repository in Github
After successful forking, a copy of the project is yours.
Follow that now this is showing your username / bootstrap instead of
twitter / bootstrap .
This is also showing from where the repo is forked.
Fork a repository in Github
Now go to your Github for Windows application.
There you will find the newly forked repository.
Clone the repository in your local machine.
Fork a repository in Github
After cloning the repository it is in your local machine.
Fork a repository in Github
Now you can start developing the project.
You can also read:
How to add repository in Github
How to create issues in Github
How to view your past contributions in Github
How to watch projects on Github
How to delete a repository in Github