git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git This creates a folder named curl in your current directory. By default, git clone downloads the default branch (usually main or master ). To download a different branch:
git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git To download the popular curl repository: github download for ubuntu
cd ~ git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git Use a shallow clone: git clone https://github
sudo apt update sudo apt install git -y Verify the installation: github download for ubuntu
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/large/repo.git This can occur on older Ubuntu versions. Update your certificates:
git --version Cloning downloads the entire repository, including its full version history.
git clone --branch branch-name https://github.com/username/repository.git For a specific tag (release version):