Fork from a branch in github

Question

Is there a way to fork from a specific branch on GitHub? … For example, moodle has many branches (1.9, 2.0 … and so on). Can a clone be performed of just branch 1.9 and not the

Answer 1

I'm posting here the method I've used. Like the OP I wanted to only copy/fork one branch. But couldn't find an easy way.

• in your repo create a new branch. It doesn't need to have the same name as the branch you want to fork
• once created, verify that it is the selected branch, and click "Compare"
• reverse the order of comparison (I have a userscript for that, see my profile if it's something you want to test).
• the "base" repository must be yours, with the branch you've created
• the "head" repository is the original, and the branch is the branch you want to fork
• hit "create pull request" and continue until the PR is applied

That's it. You have the branch forked.