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Farhat Sharif
Farhat Sharif

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From Remote to Local: Git Clone

✦ You've just joined a project and need a local copy of the entire codebase to start contributing. The project is hosted remotely, such as on GitHub, and you want to bring it onto your machine.
✦ You’re starting fresh on a new computer and need to grab the project code again which is hosted on Github.

That’s where the git clone command comes into play! It allows you to copy an entire remote repository onto your local machine, so you can start working on it.
Here’s how to clone a repository:

Command: git clone <remote_repository_url>
e.g. It will look like: git clone https://github.com/user/example-repository
Description: Creates a local copy of the remote repository on your machine.

Once cloned, you have a complete copy of the project with all its branches, commits, and files. Now you can start working in your own local environment, and push your changes later.

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