.. _forking:

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Making your own copy (fork) of DIPY
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You need to do this only once. The instructions here are very similar
to the instructions at http://help.github.com/forking/ |emdash| please see
that page for more detail. We're repeating some of it here just to give the
specifics for the `DIPY`_ project, and to suggest some default names.

Set up and configure a github account
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If you don't have a github account, go to the github page, and make one.

You then need to configure your account to allow write access |emdash| see
the ``Generating SSH keys`` help on `github help`_.

Create your own forked copy of DIPY_
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#. Log into your github account.
#. Go to the `dipy`_ github home at `dipy github`_.
#. Click on the *Fork* button:

   .. image:: forking_button.png

   Now, after a short pause and some 'Hardcore forking action', you
   should find yourself at the home page for your own forked copy of `dipy`_.

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