# git fork
> Fork a GitHub repo. Like `git clone` but forks first.
> Part of `git-extras`.
> More information: <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-fork>.
- Fork and clone a GitHub repository by its URL:
`git fork {{https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr}}`
- Fork and clone a GitHub repository by its slug:
`git fork {{tldr-pages/tldr}}`
