From 0490440fe0f32b959866163e3247ebc257214806 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tobi <31960611+tsmethurst@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2022 15:50:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [docs] update forking instructions (#1080)

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3620b2cab..bee8f423b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -100,16 +100,16 @@ See [this blog post](https://blog.sgmansfield.com/2016/06/working-with-forks-in-
 
 In case this post disappears, here are the steps (slightly modified):
 
->
-> Pull the original package from the canonical place with the standard go get command:
->
-> `go get github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial`
 >
 > Fork the repository on GitHub or set up whatever other remote git repo you will be using. In this case, I would go to GitHub and fork the repository.
 >
-> Navigate to the top level of the repository on your computer. Note that this might not be the specific package you’re using:
+> Now clone the upstream repo (not the fork):
 >
-> `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial`
+> `mkdir -p ~/go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness && git clone git@github.com:superseriousbusiness/gotosocial ~/go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial`
+>
+> Navigate to the top level of the upstream repository on your computer:
+>
+> `cd ~/go/src/github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial`
 >
 > Rename the current origin remote to upstream:
 >