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git-force-clone(1) -- overwrite local repositories with clone
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## SYNOPSIS
`force-clone --help`
`force-clone {remote_url} {destination_path}`
`force-clone --branch {branch_name} {remote_url} {destination_path}`
## DESCRIPTION
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.
Because it doesn't actually delete the directory, it is usually significantly
faster than the alternative of deleting the directory and cloning the
repository from scratch.
**CAUTION**: If the repository exists, this will destroy *all* local work:
changed files will be reset, local branches and other remotes will be removed.
## PROCESS
If `target-directory` doesn't exist or isn't a git repository then the
arguments will simply be passed through to `git clone`.
If `target-directory` exists and is a git repository then this will:
- Remove all remotes
- Set the origin remote to `{remote_url}` and fetch the remote
- Discover the default branch, if no branch was specified
- Check out the selected branch
- Delete all other local branches
## OPTIONS
`{remote_url}` - The URL for a git remote repository of which to make a clone.
`{destination_path}` - A path to the local git repository location to clone into.
`--branch {branch_name}` - After cloning, checkout this branch.
## EXAMPLES
`git-force-clone -b master git@github.com:me/repo.git ./repo_dir`
## AUTHOR
Written by Robin Winslow <robin@robinwinslow.co.uk>.
## REPORTING BUGS
<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues>
## SEE ALSO
<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>
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