Cloning a repository

Clone creates a working copy

git clone downloads a repository and creates a local working directory configured with a remote. It gives you the history needed to inspect commits and create new work locally.

Choose a clear destination

By default Git derives a directory name from the repository URL. You can provide your own directory name when the project needs to live somewhere specific.

Inspect after cloning

After cloning, check the current branch, remotes and working status. This confirms which repository you cloned and which branch is checked out.