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Last I remember, on Github, when you delete a repository any forked repositories are also deleted.
by jonursenbach 16y ago
Last I remember, on Github, when you delete a repository any forked repositories are also deleted.
- 16s 16y agoOK. I did not know that. I've never tried it either.
- tlrobinson 16y agoReally?! That seems incorrect. I don't want my code disappearing because someone deleted their repository.
- jonursenbach 16y agoWell let's test it. https://github.com/jonursenbach/fork-this https://github.com/jonursenbach/fork-this Fork it, commit something to your fork and I'll delete my repo.
- izak30 16y agochallenge accepted: https://github.com/issackelly/fork-this/file-edit/ https://github.com/issackelly/fork-this/file-edit/
- jonursenbach 16y agoDeleted my repo. Looks like your fork is still alive and no longer marked as a fork.
- izak30 16y agoconfirmed
- Tichy 16y agoSeriously? That sounds like an extremely flawed feature.
- josegonzalez 16y agoIt's only true of private repos, as of quite a while ago.
- fizx 16y agoIIRC, only true of private repos.
- nathanhammond 16y agohttps://github.com/blog/181-repo-deletion-for-everyone https://github.com/blog/181-repo-deletion-for-everyone