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
10       force-clone {remote_url} {destination_path}
11       force-clone --branch {branch_name} {remote_url} {destination_path}
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DESCRIPTION

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

27       If  target-directory  doesn´t  exist or isn´t a git repository then the
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30       If target-directory exists and is a git repository then this will:
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32       ○   Remove all remotes
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34       ○   Set the origin remote to {remote_url} and fetch the remote
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36       ○   Discover the default branch, if no branch was specified
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38       ○   Check out the selected branch
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40       ○   Delete all other local branches
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OPTIONS

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

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

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

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