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A bit more Help
author Chris Cannam
date Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:13:04 +0100
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12 repository from the remote URL into a folder on your own computer. To 12 repository from the remote URL into a folder on your own computer. To
13 do this, 13 do this,
14 14
15 *1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open* 15 *1. Click the Open toolbar button or use File -> Open*
16 16
17 #openremote50.png 17 #openremote50
18 18
19 *2. Select "Remote Repository" as the thing you want to open* 19 *2. Select "Remote repository" as the thing you want to open*
20 20
21 *3. Enter the repository URL into the URL field* 21 *3. Enter the repository URL into the URL field*
22 22
23 *4. Give the name of a folder on your local computer to clone into* -- 23 *4. Give the name of a folder on your local computer to clone into* --
24 this folder will be created for you, so it shouldn't be one that already 24 this folder will be created for you, so it shouldn't be one that already
30 provide a username and password to log in to the server it is hosted 30 provide a username and password to log in to the server it is hosted
31 on. If the repository is large, you may have to wait a while for all the 31 on. If the repository is large, you may have to wait a while for all the
32 data to be transferred. 32 data to be transferred.
33 33
34 Provided the clone has been successful, you should now have a local 34 Provided the clone has been successful, you should now have a local
35 repository to work in. 35 repository to start working in.
36 36
37 * Note: the equivalent Mercurial command for this is *hg clone*