Method 1

Choose a repository in lovellbrian from GitHUB (https://github.com/lovellbrian). Click on fork. Unclick Copy the master branch only, then click on Create Fork. Now you will be placed in your fork of my repository. Your fork is set to Public access which is against UQ policy for Assignments and may lead to misconduct proceedings.

What you really need is to convert this to a Private Fork. Click on Settings and scroll down until you see the Danger Zone in red. Click on Leave Fork Network. Now select Change Visibility and Change to Private. You have now converted your Public repository to Private which is fine for assignment submissions.

Method 2

Create a new repository on GitHub. Make sure it is a private repository.

Then go into VS Code and type F1 WSL:Connect to WSL so you are working in Linux. Open a terminal window and type

git clone --bare https://github.com/lovellbrian/<my-public-repository>

(for example, for fastbook type in git clone --bare https://github.com/lovellbrian/fastbook)

Then cd into the new directory.

cd <my-public-repository>

Finally clone it to your new private repo on GitHub that you just created.

git clone --bare https://github.com/<yourusername>/<private-repo>

For a full explanation take a look at Stack Exchange.

Stack Exchange Post

First, duplicate the repo:

Create a new repo (let’s call it private-repo) via the Github UI. Then:

git clone --bare https://github.com/exampleuser/public-repo.git
cd public-repo.git
git push --mirror https://github.com/yourname/private-repo.git
cd ..
rm -rf public-repo.git

Clone the private repo so you can work on it:

git clone https://github.com/yourname/private-repo.git
cd private-repo
make some changes
git commit
git push origin master

To pull new changes from the public repo:

cd private-repo
git remote add public https://github.com/exampleuser/public-repo.git
git pull public master # Creates a merge commit
git push origin master

Awesome, your private repo now has the latest code from the public repo plus your changes.

Finally, to create a pull request private repo -> public repo:

Use the GitHub UI to create a fork of the public repo (the small “Fork” button at the top right of the public repo page). Then:

git clone https://github.com/yourname/the-fork.git
cd the-fork
git remote add private_repo_yourname https://github.com/yourname/private-repo.git
git checkout -b pull_request_yourname
git pull private_repo_yourname master
git push origin pull_request_yourname

Now you can create a pull request via the Github UI for public-repo, as described here.

Once project owners review your pull request, they can merge it.

Of course the whole process can be repeated (just leave out the steps where you add remotes).

Enjoy!

Happy coding on your private fork on GitHub.

Brian

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