clone git repository code example

Example 1: git clone different name

git clone https://github.com/sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git signin

Example 2: how to download a git repository

git clone "then thing you can copy with https"

Example 3: github clone to local folder

cd folder/to/clone-into/
git clone https://github.com/your-repo/project-name.git

Example 4: specific branch clone git

git clone -b <branch> <remote_repo>
git clone -b my-branch git@github.com:user/myproject.git

Example 5: git clone submodule

git clone --recurse-submodules

Example 6: git clone repo with name

git clone https://github.com/foo/repo_name.git new_directory_name