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github:repository:clone

Clone a GitHub repository locally.
$ gh repo clone ${owner}/${repository}
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This command is used to clone a repository from a GitHub account. The command contains two variables, ${owner} and ${repository}, which should be replaced with the GitHub account owner name and the repository name, respectively. For example, if you want to clone the repository named "hello-world" from the GitHub account named "octocat", the command would be:


gh repo clone octocat/hello-world
``` This command will clone the repository to your local machine using Git, allowing you to view, edit, and make changes to the code.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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