Change the name of a git repository on the local machine

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I have a git repository in a remote repository named site.git. I want to create a local repository in a subdirectory site/www/. When I simply clone the repository to the www directory, I get site/www/site.

How can I set up my local repository without the extra directory?

possible duplicate of [How do you clone a git repository into a specific folder?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/651038/how-do-you-clone-a-git-repository-into-a-specific-folder) — Edward Thomson, Jun 12 '15 at 11:39

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 12 '15 at 07:32

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cd site/www
git clone site.git .

answered Jun 12 '15 at 07:32

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The `.` here is a path value, meaning "this directory". – Nick Volynkin Jun 12 '15 at 09:58

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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A similar question has already been asked and there is the perfect answer:

How do you clone a git repository into a specific folder?

I will give the simplest solution. Use the command:

git clone <repository> [<directory>]

Link to documentation: git-clone

edited May 23 '17 at 12:14

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answered Jun 12 '15 at 09:51

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Change the name of a git repository on the local machine

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