author | ms.author | ms.date | ms.topic | msservice | ms.subservice |
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vijayma |
vijayma |
10/19/2022 |
include |
azure-devops-repos |
azure-devops-repos-git |
To add an upstream
alias in Visual Studio, follow these steps:
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Choose Tools > Options from the menu bar to open the Options window. Select Source Control > Git Repository Settings > Remotes, and then choose Add to open the Add Remote dialog.
:::image type="content" source="../media/forks/visual-studio-2019/git-remote-settings.png" border="true" alt-text="Screenshot of the Add button in the Remotes pane of the Git Repository Settings submenu of the Source Control menu in Visual Studio." lightbox="../media/forks/visual-studio-2019/git-remote-settings-lrg.png":::
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In the Add Remote dialog, add a new remote called
upstream
and enter the Git clone URL of the repo you forked. Then, choose Save.:::image type="content" source="../media/forks/visual-studio-2019/git-add-remote-dialog.png" border="true" alt-text="Screenshot of the Add Remote dialog box in Visual Studio." lightbox="../media/forks/visual-studio-2019/git-add-remote-dialog-lrg.png":::