How to delete a fork on GitHub

GitHub is currently one of the most widely used and popular code hosting platforms, with hundreds of millions of developer users. Over time, more and more developers will fork other people's projects from GitHub and build their own customized versions.

However, sometimes you may no longer need a project you forked. At this time, you need to know how to delete your fork so that your GitHub management interface becomes simpler and cleaner. This article will tell you how to delete a fork on GitHub.

1. Find the fork you want to delete

First, you need to find the fork you want to delete. Visit the homepage of the project. In the navigation bar at the top of the page, you can see the number of forks of the project. If the project is forked in your account, you can find and click on the page to enter your fork.

If you cannot find the fork, you can go to your GitHub personal homepage and click the "Forks" button to see a list of all your fork projects.

2. Delete the fork

After finding the project where the fork is located, you can click the "Fork" button at the top of the project page to enter the fork's project page. There is a "Delete fork" button in the upper right corner of the page. Click to start deleting your fork.

At this time, GitHub will pop up a confirmation pop-up window asking you to confirm the deletion again. After confirmation, you only need to wait for a while and the GitHub system will automatically complete the deletion operation.

It's important to note that once you delete your fork, you no longer have any copies of the project. So if you need this item, make sure you have a backup.

3. What you need to do after deletion

After completing the deletion, you need to ensure that your local repository has cleared the link to the project. Specifically, you need to open the terminal interface of the local warehouse and enter the following command:

git remote -v

This command will list all remote links to your warehouse. You need to make sure you no longer see the fork link you just deleted appearing.

If you still see the link, you need to delete it manually. Use the following command to delete:

git remote rm [remote_name]

In this command, "remote_name" represents the name of the remote link you want to delete.

Summary

Deleting a fork on GitHub is not a difficult task and only requires a few simple steps to complete. To sum up, it only takes three steps: find the fork you want to delete, click the "Delete fork" button to confirm the deletion, and make sure there is no link to the project in the local warehouse. If you need to delete a fork on GitHub, now you know how to do it!

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