* Using git clone
@ 2014-11-04 16:59 Dr. George E. Moore
2014-11-08 17:15 ` brian m. carlson
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From: Dr. George E. Moore @ 2014-11-04 16:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
Is it appropriate to use "git clone" to update the master branch of an
existing repository? The current master branch is for a much earlier
release candidate.
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* Re: Using git clone
2014-11-04 16:59 Using git clone Dr. George E. Moore
@ 2014-11-08 17:15 ` brian m. carlson
2014-11-09 15:24 ` Matthieu Moy
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From: brian m. carlson @ 2014-11-08 17:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dr. George E. Moore; +Cc: git
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On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 11:59:59AM -0500, Dr. George E. Moore wrote:
> Is it appropriate to use "git clone" to update the master branch of an
> existing repository? The current master branch is for a much earlier
> release candidate.
You generally want to use git fetch or git pull in that case. git clone
creates an entirely new copy of the original repository.
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* Re: Using git clone
2014-11-08 17:15 ` brian m. carlson
@ 2014-11-09 15:24 ` Matthieu Moy
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From: Matthieu Moy @ 2014-11-09 15:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: brian m. carlson; +Cc: Dr. George E. Moore, git
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> You generally want to use git fetch or git pull in that case. git clone
> creates an entirely new copy of the original repository.
Just to complement the answer: "git clone" is more or less a shorthand for "git init" followed by "git fetch" (to get the remote objects) and "git checkout" (to get the actual files). The original poster probably doesn't want the "git init" part here indeed.
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