You use the Clone Repository wizard to get a copy of an already existing Git repository.
At the Remote Repository page, you set the following properties:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
|
Repository URL |
Select a Git root protocol and location from the drop-down list. The drop-down list contains a list of supported protocols, as well as previous Git root locations used in the IDE. |
|
Username |
Enter your user name for access to the repository. (Required for http, https, ssh, and sftp protocols.) |
|
Password |
Select to specify the password to access the repository. (Required for http, https, ssh, and sftp protocols.) |
|
Password |
Enter your password for access to the repository. |
|
Save Password |
Select the option if you want the IDE to remember your password. |
|
Private/Public Key |
Select to specify the identity file and passphrase. (Required for the ssh protocol.) |
|
Private Key File |
Enter the path to your identity file or click the Browse button to the right to browse for the file. |
|
Passphrase |
Enter the passphrase for access to the repository. |
|
Save Passphrase |
Select the option if you want the IDE to remember your passphrase.
You must specify either Username and Password or Username, Private Key File, and Passphrase to access a repository via |
| Proxy Configuration | Click the Proxy configuration button to specify details of your proxy configuration to connect to the Git repository. |
The IDE supports the following Git protocol types:
| Protocol | Element | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file |
Direct repository access (on local disk) |
file:///path_to_repository
or
|
| http |
Access via HTTP protocol |
http://hostname/path_to_repository |
| https |
Access via HTTP protocol with SSL encryption |
https://hostname/path_to_repository |
| ssh |
Access via SSH protocol |
ssh://hostname/path_to_repository
or
|
| sftp |
Access via SFTP protocol |
sftp://hostname/path_to_repository |
| git |
Access via GIT protocol |
git://hostname/path_to_repository |
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