How do I add a dependency on a forked project?

1. How do you fork a dependency?
2. How do I add a project to a forked repo?
3. How do you link yarn?
4. What is the difference between cloning and forking?
5. Is forking the same as branching?
6. How do you sync fork with master?
7. What is npm run build?

How do you fork a dependency?

Using A Forked NPM Dependency

Creating a forked repository is very easy within GitHub. All you have to do is navigate to the repo of the project that you want to fork and select the Fork button. After you click this button, GitHub will create a copy of this repo within your user namespace.

How do I add a project to a forked repo?

Just creating a new repo seems the simplest solution here. If you don't want to create a new one: Clone your forked project, then transfer the essential files of your new project to your cloned project, commit, push and you are ready. Force-push your new project into the forked repo.

How do you link yarn?

yarn link (in package you want to link)

This command is run in the package folder you'd like to consume. For example if you are working on react and would like to use your local version to debug a problem in react-relay , simply run yarn link inside of the react project.

What is the difference between cloning and forking?

Forking creates your own copy of a repository in a remote location (for example, GitHub). Your own copy means that you will be able to contribute changes to your copy of the repository without affecting the original repository. Cloning makes a local copy of a repository, not your own copy.

Is forking the same as branching?

Branching is to create another line of development in the project without affecting the main branch or repository. Forking, on the other hand, is to make a clone of the repository on your GitHub account without affecting the main repository.

How do you sync fork with master?

Synchronizing Your Forked Project

Verify the new upstream repository you've specified for your fork. Fetch the branches and their respective commits from the upstream repository. Check out your fork's local master branch. Merge the changes from upstream/master into your local master branch.

What is npm run build?

npm run build ) is also a cli-command predefined to run your custom scripts with the name specified in place of "command-name". So, in this case npm run build is a custom script command with the name "build" and will do anything specified inside it (for instance echo 'hello world' given in below example package. json).