Clone
Also called git clone, repository clone.
A clone is a new copy of a GitGit is a version-control tool that records changes to files and helps people combine work over time. repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git., history included, created in a new directory.
Example
You clone the repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git. onto your laptop. You have the commits and a working folder. A teammate's clone is a separate copy. Saving a file in yours does not change theirs until the commits are shared.
Why it matters
GitGit is a version-control tool that records changes to files and helps people combine work over time.'s clone command copies a repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git. into a newly created directory, creates remote-tracking branches, and checks out a starting branchA branch is a named line of snapshots, so a new idea can grow beside the shared line.. After that, the new directory has its own copy of the history.
A worktreeA worktree is an additional working folder attached to the same Git repository. is the nearby idea that is easy to mix up. It is another working folder attached to a repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git. you already have, not a second copy of that history. Commits made in a worktree still belong to the original repository. Commits in a clone stay in that clone until you share them.
How it shows up on bot.ski
On bot.ski, the pages you read in the browser are not a clone. The site's files and history live in a GitGit is a version-control tool that records changes to files and helps people combine work over time. repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git., and a person working on that repository can clone it. This glossary already defines WorktreeA worktree is an additional working folder attached to the same Git repository. as the extra working folder. This page is the full copy.
Common confusion
A clone is not a worktreeA worktree is an additional working folder attached to the same Git repository.. Deleting a clone on your laptop does not delete the original repositoryA repository is a project's stored files and their recorded change history, commonly managed with Git.. It also does not delete a teammate's clone.
Sources
Updated October 2, 2026.