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stage: Create
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group: Source Code
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info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments"
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type: howto
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# How to fork a project
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A fork is a copy of an original repository that you put in another namespace
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where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide whether or
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not to share, without affecting the original project.
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It takes just a few steps to [fork a project in GitLab](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md#creating-a-fork).
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