git clone https://github.com/curl/curl.git This creates a folder named curl in your current directory. By default, git clone downloads the default branch (usually main or master ). To download a different branch:

git clone --branch v1.2.3 --depth 1 https://github.com/username/repository.git The --depth 1 flag performs a "shallow clone" – downloading only the latest commit, which saves bandwidth and disk space. Navigate into the cloned folder and pull the latest changes:

git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git To download the popular curl repository: