adam_kb <a-kyle@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am new to git and understand most of it except for merge. My question is - > if I have project X on branch master and its coded in python but I then want > to take that same project and code it in say C or C++ would I fork or branch > the project? If you do not plan to merge your changes / your rewrite into project X, then it is a fork (like e.g. LibreOffice.org is a fork of OpenOffice.org). Branch is in-repository line of development, e.g. 'stable' and 'unstable', or 'maint', 'master' and 'next' branches. HTH -- Jakub Narebski Poland ShadeHawk on #git -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html