.. highlight:: bash .. _forking: ====================================================== Making your own copy (fork) of Matplotlib ====================================================== You need to do this only once. The instructions here are very similar to the instructions at https://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 `Matplotlib`_ project, and to suggest some default names. Set up and configure a github account ===================================== 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 `Matplotlib`_ ====================================================== #. Log into your github account. #. Go to the `Matplotlib`_ github home at `Matplotlib github`_. #. Click on the *fork* button: .. image:: forking_button.png Now, after a short pause, you should find yourself at the home page for your own forked copy of `Matplotlib`_. .. include:: links.inc