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forking iss not allowed (for this repository on github). So what I did was I cloned the repository to my local folder, Then made my changes and did a commit. then pushed it into my own repository on github.

Problem, my repository is not denoted as a fork in github. So there is no way to create a pull request to the original repository.

How do I set my upstream in github?

I tried to set upstream using git remote add, and create a pull request using git request-pull. But while the commands were successful, nothing showed up in github... my repository still does not show as a fork

when I try to create a pull request from the website, pushing "new pull request" button, I only see the same branch, I do not see my own fork even when choosing "across forks"

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You cannot create a pull request from a repository that is not a fork. On GitHub, all the forks, plus the main repository, form a repository network, which shares objects. This is a requirement in order to create a pull request.

If you have push access to the original repository, then you can push your branch there and create a pull request from there. If you don't and the repository owner has prohibited forking, then you'll need to talk with them about how to get your change proposed.

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