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Git will install the project in a new folder. Use the command `ls` to see the name of the new project folder if you are unsure. Open this new folder with Git will install the project in a new folder. Use the command `ls` to see the name of the new project folder if you are unsure. Open this new folder with
`cd cloned_directory_name` to see what was installed. `cd cloned_directory_name` to see what was installed.
### Add the upstream path (Do this step only once!) ### Add the upstream path
If the master (where you forked FROM) changes, you will have to update your local clone. You will only have to do this step ONE time!
_(Do this step only once!)_
Over time, you will want to keep your local clone of your fork updated with changes made to the original repo. To make this easier, define a "remote" repository in your local clone, called _upstream_, that points to the original repo.
From your `cloned_directory_name` directory, do this: From your `cloned_directory_name` directory, do this:
`git remote add upstream https://git.lollipopcloud.soltuions/lollipop_cloud/original_repository.git` (with the original repository URL). `git remote add upstream https://git.lollipopcloud.solutions/lollipop-cloud/original_repository.git` (with the original repository URL).
### Create a branch ### Create a branch
The `git checkout` command at the end will create a branch, but this is a good practice for each time you want to create a new branch for contributing: The `git checkout` command at the end will create a branch, but this is a good practice for each time you want to create a new branch for contributing: