100-Days-Of-DevOps-Challenge-KodeKloud

Clone Git Repository

The DevOps team established a new Git repository last week, which remains unused at present. However, the Nautilus application development team now requires a copy of this repository on the Storage Server in the Stratos DC. Follow the provided details to clone the repository

• The repository to be cloned is located at /opt/games.git
• Clone this Git repository to the /usr/src/kodekloudrepos directory. Ensure no modifications are made to the repository during the cloning process.

Steps

1. Login into Storage server and run the following commands

    cd /usr/src/kodekloudrepos
    sudo git clone /opt/games.git
   

Good to Know?

Git Clone Operations

• Purpose: Create local copy of remote repository
• Full History: Downloads complete project history
• Remote Tracking: Automatically sets up origin remote
• Working Directory: Creates working files from latest commit

Clone Sources

• Local Path: Clone from local filesystem path
• HTTP/HTTPS: git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
• SSH: git clone git@github.com:user/repo.git
• Git Protocol: git clone git://server/repo.git

Clone Options

• Shallow Clone: --depth 1 (only latest commit)
• Specific Branch: --branch branch-name
• Bare Clone: --bare (no working directory)
• Mirror Clone: --mirror (exact copy including refs)

Post-Clone Setup

• Remote Origin: Automatically configured
• Default Branch: Checked out automatically
• Tracking Branches: Set up for push/pull operations
• Configuration: Inherits repository settings

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