How to clone a repository in Git
In this post we will give you information about How to clone a repository in Git. Hear we will give you detail about How to clone a repository in GitAnd how to use it also give you demo for it if it is necessary.
we are going to learn about how to clone a remote GitHub repositoryin git.
Cloning a remote repository
To clone a remote repository, open your terminal and run the git clone command followed by your remote GitHub repo https url.
Example:
git clone https://github.com/saigowthamr/gatsbyblog-starter.git
This above code command will clone a gatsbyblog-starter directory in your local machine.
Note: You can find repository https url by clicking the clone or download button inside the GitHub repository.
Cloning repository into a specific folder
To clone a repository into a specific folder, we need to add a folder name after the https url.
Example:
git clone https://github.com/saigowthamr/gatsbyblog-starter.git magic# magic is a folder name
This above command will clone a gatsbyblog-starter directory into a magic folder in your local machine.
Cloning repository into the empty folder
If you want to clone a repository files into the empty folder you already created in the local machine, instead of using a remote repository folder name follow the below steps.
- Navigate to the empty folder inside the terminal.
cd wake
- Now, add a dot . after the https url.
git clone https://github.com/saigowthamr/gatsbyblog-starter.git .
This command will clone a gatsbyblog-starter files into the wake folder.
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