To clone a git repository, you must first have Git installed on your computer. If Git is properly installed, you can begin cloning your first Git repository.
Clone Git Repo using URL
To clone a Git Repository using the URL run the below command.
git clone <git_url>Example:
git clone https://github.com/projectxyz.gitClone Git Repo to Specific folder
Execute the git clone command and specify the destination folder at the end to clone a git repository into a specific folder.
git clone <git_url> <destination_folder>Example:
git clone https://github.com/similargeeks/task.git task_folderIn above example task_folder is a destination folder where the project called task is stored.
Clone specific branch in Git Repo
To clone a specific branch, run git branch with the -b option and specify the branch you wish to clone.
git clone -b <branch_to_clone> <repo_url>Example: Consider my_branch is the branch of the given repo.
git clone -b my_branch https://github.com/similargeeks/task.gitAlso Read:
