title: Connecting git branch to GitHub fork
body: <p>I came to git via terminal, not GitHub and I am wondering how I make a connection between the two. </p>
  
  <p>From a checkout I have, I created a branch in terminal by running this command: 
  <code>git checkout -b newbranchname</code></p>
  
  <p>From my understanding, GitHub calls this "forking". How do I connect the branch on my box to a fork of a checkout on GitHub? </p>
  
  <p>(Thanks ahead of time for your help. My background is about 1.5 years of subversion.)</p>