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Re: git commands

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JJJoshua Juran <jjuran@gmail.com>
Date
Aug 20, 2010, 07:32 UTC
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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

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