Git Getting started with Git Clone a repository
Example
The git clone command is used to copy an existing Git repository from a server to the local machine.
For example, to clone a GitHub project:
cd <path where you'd like the clone to create a directory>
git clone https://github.com/username/projectname.git
To clone a BitBucket project:
cd <path where you'd like the clone to create a directory>
git clone https://[email protected]/username/projectname.git
This creates a directory called projectname on the local machine, containing all the files in the remote Git repository. This includes source files for the project, as well as a .git sub-directory which contains the entire history and configuration for the project.
To specify a different name of the directory, e.g. MyFolder:
git clone https://github.com/username/projectname.git MyFolder
Or to clone in the current directory:
git clone https://github.com/username/projectname.git .
Note:
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When cloning to a specified directory, the directory must be empty or non-existent.
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You can also use the
sshversion of the command:git clone [email protected]:username/projectname.git
The https version and the ssh version are equivalent. However, some hosting services such as GitHub recommend that you use https rather than ssh.
