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# Clone A Repo Locally From .git

If you want to get a clean copy of a repository that you have locally, there is no need to go over the wire cloning it from the remote. You can clone from a local copy.

```bash
$ git clone my-repo/.git path/to/fresh-copy
```

See `man git-clone` for more details.