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The Git Clone Repository action allows you to clone an existing repository into a new directory.

From the Git Repository tab select the local repository where you want to clone the existing repository into. If you have already specified a default local repository via Tools > Options > Git, then you can enable the Use defaults option to use this repository. Otherwise,  you can override the default local repository by enabling the Override defaults option and specifying an alternative in the field provided.

The destination directory cannot already contain a repository, otherwise the command will fail.This action is a wrapper for the git command line. For more information on the use and options for this action, refer to the git clone command line documentation

To clone a remote repository,  you need to specify the location of the repository to clone from, either by using the default remote repository (if specified) or overriding the default value.

The destination directory cannot already contain a repository, otherwise the command will fail.


To clone a local repository switch to the Clone Repository tab and check the Clone a local repository option select the directory of the local repository to clone.

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