Bitbucket how to clone repository

Copy your repository and add files

Now that you have a place to add and share your space station files, you need a way to get to it from your local system. To set that up, you want to copy the Bitbucket repository to your system. Sourcetree refers to copying a repository as «cloning» it. When you clone a repository, you create a connection between the Bitbucket server and your local system.

Step 1. Clone your repository to your local system

Use Sourcetree to clone your repository to your local system without using the command line.

From Bitbucket, go to your BitbucketStationSupplies repository.

Click the Clone button in the top right corner. Bitbucket displays the Clone this repository dialog.

Congratulations! You’ve cloned your repository to your local system.

Step 2. Create a file, add it locally, and push it to Bitbucket

With the repository on your local system, you can start making a list of all the supplies you need for your space station. To do so, let’s create a file for your supplies.

Double-click the bitbucketstationsupplies repository in Sourcetree and notice that there is nothing to commit from your local repository to the remote repository.

Use a text editor to add the following three lines:

Save the file as supplies.txt to the bitbucketstationsupplies directory on your local system. The supplies.txt file now appears in Sourcetree since you created it in your local repository.

4. Now is the point where you prepare a snapshot of the changes before committing them to the official history. From the options menu of the supplies.txt file, select Stage file.

5. Click the Commit button at the top to commit the file.
6. In the message box, enter «Initial commit.»
7. Click the Commit button under the box. Your new file is now committed to the project history.
Up until this point, everything you have done is on your local system and is invisible to your Bitbucket repository until you push those changes to your remote Bitbucket repository.

How to clone a bitbucket repository?

Getting back to work after a while it seems I don’t know how to clone a bitbucket repository. Any idea why I get the «not found» error?

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Copy this address and use in git in regular way :

For more information about Mercurial please see its Wikipedia page.

It is simple and same as in GitHub. Go to Bitbucket repository from your browser and copy url. Open a terminal in desired location, where you want to clone the repository, and then type this:

Then it ask your Bitbucket username and password. After providing them, you can clone it.

Most probably it is a private repository where you have access permissions and I do not. What you need to do is move your mouse on the three dots on the left pane at the top (refer the image) and then you’d get a pop up where you’d find the clone option. Click on that and you’d get a command like hg clone bitbucket-url (It is a Mercurial repository as mentioned by Chris). Copy that and paste it on your terminal. You’ll be able to clone that if you have permissions to access the repository.

The following works for me for Mercurial repository.

Put your user name in place of [YourUserName] in above Url.

Clone a Git repository

Cloning a repository syncs it to your local machine. After you clone, you can add and edit files and then push and pull updates.

This article refers to the command line. If you aren’t familiar with the command line, check out our videos tutorials for your operating system:

Clone a repository using the command line

install the Git Credential Manager (included with Git for Windows for Windows users)

You can use Sourcetree, Git from the command line, or any client you like to clone your Git repository. These instructions show you how to clone your repository using Git from the terminal.

From the repository, select the Clone button.

Copy the clone command (either the SSH format or the HTTPS).
If you are using the SSH protocol, ensure your public key is in Bitbucket and loaded on the local system to which you are cloning.

From a terminal window, change to the local directory where you want to clone your repository.

Paste the command you copied from Bitbucket, for example:

Clone over HTTPS

Git Credential Manager users — A new window will open and ask you to log into bitbucket.org and authorize the connection.

Clone over SSH

If the clone was successful, a new sub-directory appears on your local drive in the directory where you cloned your repository. This directory has the same name as the Bitbucket repository that you cloned. The clone contains the files and metadata that Git requires to maintain the changes you make to the source files.

Clone a repository with Sourcetree

You can also use Sourcetree to clone your repository. If you aren’t familiar with Sourcetree, it’s our client that provides an alternative to the command line. Follow these instructions to clone your repository. If you don’t have SourceTree, download the application first.

From the repository, select the Clone button.

In the Clone this repository dialog, select the Clone in Sourcetree button.

If necessary, update the Destination Path or Bookmark Name.

The Destination Path is the folder where your clone saves to your local system.

The Bookmark Name is the name of that folder.

Select the Clone button.

Sourcetree creates the folder on your local system. You can use the Sourcetree to interact with the repository.

A. Branches list: Lists your Git branches.
B. Files list: Includes all the files in your repository.
C. Action buttons: Allows you to interact with the repository.
D. Commits list: Includes a list of commits to the repository and details of each commit.
E. Selected file: Shows a diff of the selected file.

Clone a repository with VS Code

You can also use Visual Studio (VS) Code to clone your repository. If you aren’t familiar with VS Code, it’s a source code editor developed by Microsoft that provides an alternative to the command line. Follow these instructions to clone your repository. If you don’t have Visual Studio Code, download the application first.

From the repository, select the Clone button.

In the Clone this repository dialog, select the Clone in VS Code button.

If you have not already installed the Atlassian for VS Code extension, you will be prompted to install it. Select Install > select the Reload Window and Open button in the info dialog.

In VS Code, select Clone a new copy from the dropdown menu.

When prompted, select the local storage location where you want to keep the cloned repository.

Select the Select repository location button.

Your repository will be cloned and stored in the location you chose. You can then open the repository and begin working on it in VS Code.

You may be prompted to log in to your Bitbucket Cloud account so VS Code can access the necessary data to clone your repository.

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Paste the command you copied from Bitbucket, for example:

If the clone was successful, a new sub-directory appears on your local drive in the directory where you cloned your repository. This directory has the same name as the Bitbucket repository that you cloned. The clone contains the files and metadata that Git requires to maintain the changes you make to the source files.

Cloning a mirror repository

You can use SourceTree, Git from the terminal, or any client you like to clone your Git repository. These instructions show you how to clone a mirrored repository using Git from the terminal. Read more about Smart Mirrors.

Enter git clone followed by the copied clone URL.
The command and clone URL together would look like this:

If the clone was successful, a new sub-directory appears on your local drive. This directory has the same name as the Bitbucket repository that you cloned. The clone contains the files and metadata that Git requires to maintain the changes you make to the source files.

You cannot push to a mirror!

Mirrors are read-only. After cloning from a mirror, you must update your remote push URL to point to the primary Bitbucket Data Center instance.

Update your remote push URL

Since you cannot push to a mirror, after cloning from a mirror you need to update your remote push URL to point to the primary (upstream) instance.

To update your push URL

Select a mirror in the Clone from dropdown, then copy the command that looks like this:

Your remote push URL now points to the primary Bitbucket Data Center instance.

Update your remote push URL in SourceTree

Since you cannot push to a mirror, after cloning from a mirror you need to update your remote push URL to point to the primary (upstream) instance within SourceTree.

Select a mirror in the Clone from dropdown, then copy the command that looks like this:

You won’t need the commands, only the push URL (the bit that starts after ssh:// ).

Your remote push URL within SourceTree now points to the primary Bitbucket Data Center instance.

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Cloning a repository

You can use Sourcetree, Git from the terminal, or any client you like to clone your Git repository. These instructions show you how to clone your repository using Git from the terminal.

Paste the command you copied from Bitbucket, for example:

If the clone was successful, a new sub-directory appears on your local drive. This directory has the same name as the Bitbucket repository that you cloned. The clone contains the files and metadata that Git requires to maintain the changes you make to the source files.

Cloning a mirror repository

You can use Sourcetree, Git from the terminal, or any client you like to clone your Git repository. These instructions show you how to clone a mirrored repository using Git from the terminal. Read more about Smart Mirrors.

Enter git clone followed by the copied clone URL.
The command and clone URL together would look like this:

If the clone was successful, a new sub-directory appears on your local drive. This directory has the same name as the Bitbucket repository that you cloned. The clone contains the files and metadata that Git requires to maintain the changes you make to the source files.