NAME

       git-force-clone - overwrite local repositories with clone

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 mailto:robin@robinwinslow.co.uk.

REPORTING BUGS

       https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues

SEE ALSO

       https://github.com/tj/git-extras

                                                  December 2019                               GIT-FORCE-CLONE(1)