How to clone git project with Visual Studio Code
Here is how to clone remote Git repository with Visual Studio Code into a local folder
- Open Visual Studio Code Go to Top Menu -> Files -> Open Folder.
- Select the folder you would like to download the cloned project
- Go to Top Menu -> View -> Integrated Terminal
Execute 'git clone' command with the path to the repository you would like to clone in the integrated terminal.
Example:
git clone https://bitbucket.org/velingeorgiev/rouge
If it requires credentials to login then the integrated terminal will ask for username and password. Here is the complete output:
C:\Projects\TestProject>git clone https://bitbucket.org/velingeorgiev/rouge
Cloning into 'rouge'...
github --credentials get: github: command not found
Username for 'https://bitbucket.org': velin.georgiev@somemail.com
Password for 'https://velin.georgiev@somemail.com@bitbucket.org':
github --credentials store: github: command not found
github --credentials store: github: command not found
remote: Counting objects: 1082, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1000/1000), done.
Receiving objects: 100% (1082/1082), 3.98 MiB | 301.00 KiB/s, done.cts: 87% (942/1082), 3.88 MiB | 299.00 KiB/s
Resolving deltas: 100% (587/587), done.
C:\Projects\TestProject>
The cloned files are already available into the local folder.
