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.TH "STG\-CLONE" "1" "03/13/2012" "StGit" "StGit Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
stg-clone \- Make a local clone of a remote repository
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fIstg\fR clone <repository> <dir>
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Clone a git repository into the local directory <dir> (using linkstg:clone[]) and initialise the local branch "master"\&.

This operation is for example suitable to start working using the "tracking branch" workflow (see \m[blue]\fB1\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2)\&. Other means to setup an StGit stack are linkstg:init[] and the \fI\-\-create\fR and \fI\-\-clone\fR commands of linkstg:branch[]\&.

The target directory <dir> will be created by this command, and must not already exist\&.
.SH "STGIT"
Part of the StGit suite \- see linkman:stg[1]
.SH "NOTES"
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