Git: Cloning a Remote Repository

Assumptions

1. A remote GIT repository exists
2. I want to use the project with Eclipse
3. I want a “projects” sub-directory that does not contain Eclipse meta-data

Command Sequence

1. mkdir shortname
2. cd shortname
3. git init
4. git remote add shortname url
5. git clone url
6. git pull -u shortname
7. mkdir projects
8. cd projects
9. mv shortname/ projects/

Open Eclipse and Import Projects! Reference “Git with Eclipse: Design Patterns”

Case Study: Clone SWTK Commons

1. mkdir commons
2. cd commons
3. git init
4. git remote add commons https://github.com/torrances/swtk-common.git
5. git clone https://github.com/torrances/swtk-common.git
1. Operational Output

2.  craigtrim@W540 /c/Backup/Java/workspaces/swtk/commons (master)  
    $ git clone https://github.com/torrances/swtk-common.git  
    Cloning into 'swtk-common'...  
    remote: Counting objects: 737, done.  
    remote: Compressing objects: 100% (106/106), done.  
    remote: Total 737 (delta 17), reused 0 (delta 0)  
    Receiving objects: 100% (737/737), 1.57 MiB | 455.00 KiB/s, done.  
    Resolving deltas: 100% (237/237), done.  
    Checking connectivity... done.  
   

6. git pull -u commons
7. mkdir projects
8. cd projects
9. mv commons/ projects/

Troubleshooting

1. Remote already exists
1. The remote add command was already executed
2. List existing remotes on the command line using remote -v
3. Git Reference: Working with Remotes
2. Git Repository Information not displayed in the Eclipse Package Overview
   
   1. This is not important. Git interaction should occur within the Git Shell; not within Eclipse. I do not recommend using the built-in Git plugin with Eclipse. Eclipse is useful as an IDE, but building should be handled externally (eg. via Maven) as well as repository interaction (via the Git command line).