Obtains a local copy of a remote Git repository.
Questions tagged [git-clone]
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Unable to Connect to GitHub.com For Cloning
I am trying to clone the angular-phonecat git repository, but I am getting the following message when I enter the command in my Git Bash:
$ git clone git://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat.git
Cloning into 'angular-phonecat'...
fatal: unable…
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Empty Git submodule folder when repo cloned
I have one repo hosted at https://github.com/aikiframework/json. On my local copy, I added a submodule using the command:
git submodule add git@github.com:jcubic/json-rpc.git json-rpc
Then I did a commit and push, and the changes appear on GitHub…
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How do I clone a GitHub wiki?
How do I clone my GitHub repository's wiki? I know it's saved as a separate Git repository, but I can't remember the path.
I've tried ...reponame/wiki.git and ...reponame.git/wiki, but neither are correct.
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How to update a git clone --mirror?
I have created a git repository to mirror a live site (which is a non-bare git repository):
git clone --mirror ssh://user@example.com/path/to/repo
Now, to keep this mirror clone updated with all changes from its remote origin, which command or…
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fatal: could not create work tree dir 'kivy'
I'm trying to clone my fork of the kivy git, but it's not working. I've made the fork correctly, I believe, but when I type this into my Mac terminal:
git clone https://github.com/mygitusername/kivy.git
I get this error:
fatal: could not create…
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"fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories)" from git status
This command works to get the files and compile them:
git clone a-valid-git-url
for example:
git clone git://cfdem.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/cfdem/liggghts
However, git status (or any other git command) then gives the above fatal: Not a git…
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How do I shallow clone a repo on a specific branch?
How do I shallow clone a git repository, so that my clone contains only 1 history item, and starts on a specific branch?
I know how to do a shallow clone:
git clone --depth 1 https://path/to/myrepo.git
but not start the clone on a specific branch.
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How to clone seed/kick-start project without the whole history?
Note that using --depth=1 parameter prevents you from pushing the project to a new repository.
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Difference between git remote add and git clone
What does the clone command do? Is there any equivalent to it in svn?
What is the difference between
git remote add test git://github.com/user/test.git
And
git clone git://github.com/user/test.git
Does the name of the created repo matter?
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Retrospectively add --recursive to a git repo
If you git clone with --recursive, you can get all the git submodules too.
If I've forgotten to add this magical flag when cloning, as can happen, how do I now go and get any submodules?
Additionally, how can I set the recursive flag as a default…
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What exactly is a "grafted" commit in a shallow clone?
When doing a shallow clone in git (using the --depth option), the root commit is marked as grafted.
Googling didn't lead to any satisfacting documentation.
It doesn't seem to have anything to do with git grafts, which the similar terminology would…
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error: cannot run ssh: No such file or directory when trying to clone on windows
I am trying to clone a remote repository on Windows, but when I did this:
git clone git@github.com:organization/xxx.git
I got this error:
error: cannot run ssh: No such file or directory
fatal: unable to fork
Am I missing something?
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Explain clones info in Github's Traffic tab
In a recent question I made, one of the answers pointed to another answer in another question where a way to explore the forks and clones of a public Github repo was shared.
I went ahead and did that with my own public repo and came up with this…
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How to clone git repository from its zip
I'm trying to clone a remote repository on github, but it is big and my connection doesn't seem to be stable enough, so I can't clone it successfully.
But I have successfully downloaded the .zip of the repository.
Is there a way to use this zip as…
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Why do some repository URLs end in .git while others don't?
When I clone a repository, is there any difference between these two URLs?
Without .git extension:
git clone http://foo/repo
With .git extension:
git clone http://foo/repo.git
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