Woozle: more usage information

2015-03-09T21:43:29Z

more usage information

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	'''Action''': clones a repository into a new directory		[[category:git/commands\|clone]]
			* '''Action''': clones a repository into a new directory
			* '''Format''': <code>git clone {{arg\|URL.git}}</code>

	After cloning, a plain git {{l/same\|fetch}} without arguments will update all the remote-tracking branches, and a git {{l/same\|pull}} without arguments will in addition merge the remote master branch into the current master branch, if any, unless the "--single-branch" option is used.		A "clone" is a ''new'' copy of an existing project {{l/same\|repository}}.

			The files will be placed in a ''subfolder'' of the current folder, and will refuse to put anything into an existing folder – so if you already have a project folder set up, you'll need to delete it (or rename it temporarily if you need to merge the contents).

			I'm not sure what this means, but it seems relevant → ''After cloning, a plain git {{l/same\|fetch}} without arguments will update all the remote-tracking branches, and a git {{l/same\|pull}} without arguments will in addition merge the remote master branch into the current master branch, if any, unless the "--single-branch" option is used.'' (Note that these would need to be executed ''inside'' the project folder. Doing a "git pull" right after "git clone ..." resulted only in the message "Already up-to-date." when I tried it just now.)
	==Question==		==Question==
	What happens if you clone a repository into the same directory you cloned it into earlier?		* '''Q:''' What happens if you clone a repository into the same directory you cloned it into earlier?
			** '''A:''' You can't; the clone command will respond "fatal: destination path '{{arg\|project name}}' already exists and is not an empty directory.".
	==Links==		==Links==
	===Documentation===		===Documentation===
	* [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-clone.html manpage @ kernel.org]		* [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-clone.html manpage @ kernel.org]

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2014-12-29T02:03:53Z

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'''Action''': clones a repository into a new directory

After cloning, a plain git {{l/same|fetch}} without arguments will update all the remote-tracking branches, and a git {{l/same|pull}} without arguments will in addition merge the remote master branch into the current master branch, if any, unless the "--single-branch" option is used.
==Question==
What happens if you clone a repository into the same directory you cloned it into earlier?
==Links==
===Documentation===
* [https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-clone.html manpage @ kernel.org]

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Woozle: more usage information

Woozle: Created page with "'''Action''': clones a repository into a new directory After cloning, a plain git {{l/same|fetch}} without arguments will update all the remote-tracking branches, and a git {..."