1. Information

git diff Git.md

2. Linux

3. macOS

4. Windows

4.1. Installation

  • Download the installer from https://git-fork.com.

  • Run the Fork-2.15.4.exe file with standard user privileges.

    User name:              Douwe Kiestra
Email:                  douwe@deltasoftware.frl
Default Source Folder:  C:\Users\Douwe\GitLab

  • Click Finish.

4.2. Configuration

  • Prevent the following error message when using Fork with Git repositories inside WSL.

    fatal: detected dubious ownership in repository at
  '//wsl.localhost/Debian/home/douwe/gitlab/cicd-sandbox/ci'
To add an exception for this directory, call:
git config --global --add safe.directory '%(prefix)///wsl.localhost/Debian/home/douwe/gitlab/cicd-sandbox/ci'

  • Enter the following commands at a Command Prompt.

    # Add a safe directory to the C:\Users\<Users\.gitconfig file.
git.exe config --global --add safe.directory %(prefix)///wsl.localhost/Debian/home/douwe/gitlab/cicd-sandbox/ci