Git_GitHub Fork only master branch of a repo

Question

我正在研究 this项目。由于它相当大，上游 repo 有很多分支，但我真正关心的是 master 分支。我需要从 master 的实际状态开始 fork repo 并创建一个新分支。我不关心所有其他“正在进行的工作”分支，我将拥有自己的分支。

从我的角度来看，有没有一种方法可以 fork repo 协议(protocol)，但只能 fork 主分支，以保持事情的清洁。如果稍后我尝试发出 merge 请求，这会导致问题吗？

谢谢，安德里亚

Answer 1

关于 GitHub，现在(2 年后的 2022 年 7 月)这是可能的。

You can now fork a repo and copy only the default branch

Previously, when creating a fork all branches from the parent repository were copied to the new fork repository.

There are several scenarios where this is unneeded, such as contributing to open-source projects.
When all branches are copied, it could result in slow repo cloning and unnecessary disk usage.

With this new feature, only the default branch is copied; no other branches or tags.
This may result in faster clones because only reachable objects will be pulled down.

If you want to copy additional branches from the parent repository, you can do so from the Branches page.

• Read more about copying additional branches.
• Read more about branches.
• Read more about working with forks.