git-force-clone(1)

1GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1)                Git Extras                GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1)
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NAME

6       git-force-clone - overwrite local repositories with clone
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SYNOPSIS

9       force-clone    --help   force-clone   {remote_url}   {destination_path}
10       force-clone --branch {branch_name} {remote_url} {destination_path}
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DESCRIPTION

13       Provides the basic functionality of git clone, but if  the  destination
14       git  repository  already  exists  it  will force-reset it to resemble a
15       clone of the remote.
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17       Because it doesn´t actually delete the directory, it is usually signif‐
18       icantly  faster  than  the  alternative  of  deleting the directory and
19       cloning the repository from scratch.
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21       CAUTION: If the repository exists, this will destroy  all  local  work:
22       changed  files  will be reset, local branches and other remotes will be
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PROCESS

26       If target-directory doesn´t exist or isn´t a git  repository  then  the
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29       If target-directory exists and is a git repository then this will:
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33       ·   Set the origin remote to {remote_url} and fetch the remote
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35       ·   Discover the default branch, if no branch was specified
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37       ·   Check out the selected branch
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39       ·   Delete all other local branches
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OPTIONS

44       {remote_url}  -  The URL for a git remote repository of which to make a
45       clone. {destination_path} - A path to the local git repository location
46       to  clone  into.  --branch {branch_name} - After cloning, checkout this
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EXAMPLES

50       git-force-clone -b master git@github.com:me/repo.git ./repo_dir
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AUTHOR

53       Written by Robin Winslow robin@robinwinslow.co.uk.
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REPORTING BUGS

56       https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues
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