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A bit more Help
author Chris Cannam
date Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:13:04 +0100
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13 <p>To get a copy of the files in a repository, you need to <i>clone</i> the 13 <p>To get a copy of the files in a repository, you need to <i>clone</i> the
14 repository from the remote URL into a folder on your own computer. To 14 repository from the remote URL into a folder on your own computer. To
15 do this,</p> 15 do this,</p>
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17 <p><b>1. click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p> 17 <p><b>1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open</b></p>
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19 <p><center><img src="images/openremote50.png"></center></p> 19 <p><center><img src="images/openremote50.png"></center></p>
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21 <p><b>2. select &ldquo;Remote Repository&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p> 21 <p><b>2. Select &ldquo;Remote repository&rdquo; as the thing you want to open</b></p>
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23 <p><b>3. enter the repository URL into the URL field</b></p> 23 <p><b>3. Enter the repository URL into the URL field</b></p>
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25 <p><b>4. give the name of a folder on your local computer to clone into</b> &ndash; 25 <p><b>4. Give the name of a folder on your local computer to clone into</b> &ndash;
26 this folder will be created for you, so it shouldn't be one that already 26 this folder will be created for you, so it shouldn't be one that already
27 exists</p> 27 exists</p>
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29 <p><b>5. click OK</b></p> 29 <p><b>5. Click OK</b></p>
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31 <p>If the remote repository has restricted access, you may be asked to 31 <p>If the remote repository has restricted access, you may be asked to
32 provide a username and password to log in to the server it is hosted 32 provide a username and password to log in to the server it is hosted
33 on. If the repository is large, you may have to wait a while for all the 33 on. If the repository is large, you may have to wait a while for all the
34 data to be transferred.</p> 34 data to be transferred.</p>
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36 <p>Provided the clone has been successful, you should now have a local 36 <p>Provided the clone has been successful, you should now have a local
37 repository to work in.</p> 37 repository to start working in.
38 38 <ul><li>Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is <b>hg clone</b></li></ul>
39 <hr><p><a href="topics.html">Back to Topics</a></p> 39 <hr><p><a href="topics.html">Back to Topics</a></p>