Use forked git projects in composer

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Problem:
We want to use your fixed version before project owner accept your pull request.
Solution:
Open your

composer.json

file and in "repositories" array add:

"repositories" : [
    {
        "type" : "git",
        "url" : "https://github.com/yuksbg/guzzle"
    }
]

after that go to "require" section and use your branch/version like this:

"require" : {     
    "guzzlehttp/guzzle" : "dev-bugfix"   
},

Remember: Do not change original user in require section.
After that just

composer update

and tada :) You will use your fork.