# Locating Git Clone 5 messages from 2011-01-19 to 2011-01-19. Participants: flebber, Alexey Shumkin, Maaartin. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/26305 ## flebber, 2011-01-19 08:35 Subject: Locating Git Clone Message-ID: <1295426139368-5938712.post@n2.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1295426139368-5938712.post%40n2.nabble.com ``` I downloaded from git as I was following this walkthrough http://www.grails.org/Installation. So I issued the command * git clone git://github.com/grails/grails-core.git So that worked no problems, except I don't know where it cloned it to or how I can move it. I had intended it to go to c:\grails. Is there a way to find a locate something you have cloned? Sayth -- View this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Locating-Git-Clone-tp5938712p5938712.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ``` ## Alexey Shumkin, 2011-01-19 08:49 Subject: Re: Locating Git Clone Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/loom.20110119T094539-141%40post.gmane.org In-Reply-To: <1295426139368-5938712.post@n2.nabble.com> ``` flebber gmail.com> writes: > > > I downloaded from git as I was following this walkthrough > http://www.grails.org/Installation. > > So I issued the command > > * git clone git://github.com/grails/grails-core.git > > So that worked no problems, except I don't know where it cloned it to or how > I can move it. I had intended it to go to c:\grails. > > Is there a way to find a locate something you have cloned? > > Sayth 'git clone URL [FOLDER]' clones repo to FOLDER if it is set and to basename of URL to your current dir (say PWD) otherwise I.e. PWD/grails-core (.git suffix is automatically removed) is this case RTFM )) ``` ## flebber, 2011-01-19 08:57 Subject: Re: Locating Git Clone Message-ID: <1295427449605-5938759.post@n2.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1295427449605-5938759.post%40n2.nabble.com In-Reply-To: ``` So how can I determine which folder is set for git? Should I have declared the folder to clone to in the orginal clone command? I tried using --get-dir and the man. renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ --git-dir sh.exe": --git-dir: command not found renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ --git-dir=GIT_DIR sh.exe": --git-dir=GIT_DIR: command not found renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ help mv sh.exe": help: no help topics match `mv'. Try `help help' fo mv'. renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ man -k mv sh.exe": man: command not found renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ info mv sh.exe": info: command not found renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ mv grails-1.3.6 c:\grails mv: cannot stat `grails-1.3.6': No such file or directory -- View this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Locating-Git-Clone-tp5938712p5938759.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ``` ## Maaartin, 2011-01-19 09:13 Subject: Re: Locating Git Clone Message-ID: <4D36AB53.6040105@seznam.cz> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/4D36AB53.6040105%40seznam.cz In-Reply-To: <1295427449605-5938759.post@n2.nabble.com> ``` On 11-01-19 09:57, flebber wrote: > > So how can I determine which folder is set for git? Should I have declared > the folder to clone to in the orginal clone command? > > I tried using --get-dir and the man. > > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ --git-dir > sh.exe": --git-dir: command not found Wrong, it's a git option, i.e., you'd use something like git --git-dir some_git_command ... But you do NOT need it at all. Don't use it, it's a bit advanced. Just change into the right directory before using any git command. > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ --git-dir=GIT_DIR > sh.exe": --git-dir=GIT_DIR: command not found > > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ help mv > sh.exe": help: no help topics match `mv'. Try `help help' > fo mv'. > > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ man -k mv > sh.exe": man: command not found > > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ info mv > sh.exe": info: command not found Forget it, http://www.google.com/search?q=man+mv is what I use instead. It's fast enough for me. > renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ > $ mv grails-1.3.6 c:\grails > mv: cannot stat `grails-1.3.6': No such file or directory You did git clone git://github.com/grails/grails-core.git so I'd suppose you could move it using mv grails-core c:/grails Do not use "\" as it's an escape character, you'd need to double it. But use anything you like for moving it. ``` ## flebber, 2011-01-19 10:28 Subject: Re: Locating Git Clone Message-ID: <1295432880513-5939039.post@n2.nabble.com> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/1295432880513-5939039.post%40n2.nabble.com In-Reply-To: <1295426139368-5938712.post@n2.nabble.com> ``` Thanks for the help. Didn't realise at all I could navigate like a unix shell. All solved thanks. renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ ls Application Data IETldCache PrintHood Start Menu dwhelper Aptana Rubles Local Settings PrivacIE Templates grails-core Cookies My Documents Recent UserData ntuser.dat.LOG Favorites NTUSER.DAT SendTo _viminfo ntuser.ini IECompatCache NetHood Settings.bin desktop workspace renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ mv grails "c:/grails-core" mv: cannot stat `grails': No such file or directory renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ mv grails grails-core mv: cannot stat `grails': No such file or directory renshaw@RENSHAWRESIDENC ~ $ mv grails-core "c:/grails" -- View this message in context: http://git.661346.n2.nabble.com/Locating-Git-Clone-tp5938712p5939039.html Sent from the git mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ```