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A cloned repo of the Git repo at Apache: https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/giraph.git, will be used as a backup storage and for pull requests, but not for collaboration with the Giraph team or committers.
Step 1: Create an account On Github
https://github.com/signup/free
Step 2: Create a repo on Github
(see tutorial on https://help.github.com/articles/create-a-repo)
Step 3: Clone the Git repository at Apache
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A private fork of the Giraph repo: https://github.com/apache/giraph, will be used as a backup storage and for pull requests, but not for collaboration with the Giraph team or committers.
Step 1: Create an account On Github
https://github.com/signup/free
Step 2: Fork the Giraph repository on Github
To get the code, fork this project and click the "Fork" button. This will create on the Github site only. (see tutorial: http://help.github.com/fork-a-repo).
Step 3: Clone your fork
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The currently checked out branch is highlighted with an asterisk. The master branch is the latest development branch
References:
1 https://help.github.com/articles/create-a-repo
2 http://gitref.org/remotes/