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I want to start contributing to an open source project I've been using for a few years. I'm new to Github. I built the project from source on my computer, but I have noticed that I do not actually have the project I've built from source linked to my Github account. I have forked the repository so that I can now make changes on it. How can I now set it up so that the changes I make on my computer (where I built the project from source) are reflected in my forked repository?

Featherball
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  • "*I built the project from source on my computer…*" Please clarify how did you do that? Have you cloned the repository or just downloaded source code? – phd Dec 11 '22 at 18:51
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    Just add a second remote to your sandbox, pointing to your fork. E.g., see https://stackoverflow.com/a/74649763/3216427 – joanis Dec 12 '22 at 04:05
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    But see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6286571/are-git-forks-actually-git-clones/6286877#6286877 and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9257533/what-is-the-difference-between-origin-and-upstream-on-github/9257901#9257901 for more general information on forks. – joanis Dec 12 '22 at 04:08
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    And the GitHub manual on forks is well written, it is work taking the time to read it: https://docs.github.com/fr/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo – joanis Dec 12 '22 at 04:09

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