added info for why we recommend managing remotes

Richard Elling 2018-09-17 17:30:55 -07:00
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@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ The easiest way to get started is to click the fork icon at the top of the main
git clone https://github.com/<your-account-name>/zfs.git
```
Then we need to establish the upstream repository link:
This sets the "origin" repository to your fork. This will come in handy
when creating pull requests. To make pulling from the "upstream" repository
as changes are made, it is very useful to establish the upstream repository
as another remote (man git-remote):
```
cd zfs