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# git force-clone
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> Provides the basic functionality of `git clone`, but if the destination git repository already exists it will force-reset it to resemble a clone of the remote.
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> Part of `git-extras`.
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> More information: <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-force-clone>.
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- Clone a Git repository into a new directory:
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`git force-clone {{remote_repository_location}} {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Clone a Git repository into a new directory, checking out an specific branch:
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`git force-clone -b {{branch_name}} {{remote_repository_location}} {{path/to/directory}}`
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- Clone a Git repository into an existing directory of a Git repository, performing a force-reset to resemble it to the remote and checking out an specific branch:
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`git force-clone -b {{branch_name}} {{remote_repository_location}} {{path/to/directory}}`
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