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From: Joshua Juran <jjuran@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: git commands
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:32:18 -0700
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On Aug 20, 2010, at 12:17 AM, sandy2010 wrote:

> I'm new to git and I wonder what is the difference between two  
> commands:
>
> "git clone" and "git-clone" and which one should be use?


They're the same command.  You should use the first form to actually  
run the command and the hyphenated form for consulting the manual:

	git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git

	man git-clone

You may get speedier responses to easy questions on IRC, in #git.

Cheers,
Josh