Change name of folder when cloning from GitHub?
GitGithubGit Problem Overview
When I clone something from Github, it creates a folder with the same name as the app on my computer. Is there a way to change the name?
For example, doing this clone creates a long "sign-in-with-twitter" folder:
git clone https://github.com/sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git
I know I can rename the folder after, but I'm wondering if there's a way to rename it as it comes in by adding an option at the end of the statement. For example,
git clone https://github.com/sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git as 'signin'
the problem is that I'm cloning some apps multiple times in order to tweak some of the settings to get it to work, and if there's a problem, I delete the folder. But, I'm worried that some of the gems remain installed even though I've deleted the folder.
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
You can do this.
git clone https://github.com/sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git signin
# or
git clone [email protected]:sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git signin
Solution 2 - Git
git clone <Repo> <DestinationDirectory>
Clone the repository located at Repo into the folder called DestinationDirectory on the local machine.
Solution 3 - Git
In case you want to clone a specific branch only, then,
git clone -b <branch-name> <repo-url> <destination-folder-name>
for example,
git clone -b dev https://github.com/sferik/sign-in-with-twitter.git signin
Solution 4 - Git
Here is one more answer from @Marged in comments
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Create a folder with the name you want
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Run the command below from the folder you created
git clone <path to your online repo> .
Solution 5 - Git
Arrived here because my source repo had %20
in it which was creating local folders with %20
in them when using simplistic git clone <url>
.
Easy solution:
git clone https://teamname.visualstudio.com/Project%20Name/_git/Repo%20Name "Repo Name"