GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1) Git Extras GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1) NAME git-force-clone - overwrite local repositories with clone SYNOPSIS force-clone --help force-clone {remote_url} {destination_path} force-clone --branch {branch_name} {remote_url} {destination_path} DESCRIPTION Provides the basic functionality of git clone, but if the destination git repository already exists it will force-reset it to resemble a clone of the remote. Because it doesn't actually delete the directory, it is usually signifi- cantly faster than the alternative of deleting the directory and cloning the repository from scratch. CAUTION: If the repository exists, this will destroy all local work: changed files will be reset, local branches and other remotes will be re- moved. PROCESS If target-directory doesn't exist or isn't a git repository then the argu- ments will simply be passed through to git clone. If target-directory exists and is a git repository then this will: O Remove all remotes O Set the origin remote to {remote_url} and fetch the remote O Discover the default branch, if no branch was specified O Check out the selected branch O Delete all other local branches OPTIONS {remote_url} - The URL for a git remote repository of which to make a clone. {destination_path} - A path to the local git repository location to clone into. --branch {branch_name} - After cloning, checkout this branch. EXAMPLES git-force-clone -b master git@github.com:me/repo.git ./repo_dir AUTHOR Written by Robin Winslow robin@robinwinslow.co.uk. REPORTING BUGS https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues SEE ALSO https://github.com/tj/git-extras August 2021 GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1)
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