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Clone the repository

If you are prompted for a username and password when cloning, you need a Personal Access Token. See Create Git access tokens for step-by-step instructions for GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps and Bitbucket.

Pre-requisites

You need to access to a Git repository and the url of the repository to clone.

The release manager of the project can provide it.

It looks like the following: https://github.com/trailheadapps/dreamhouse-lwc.git

Clone the repository

If you don't have a folder for your git repositories, create a C:\git folder and use it as destination for your git clones !

From the Git server UI

Git providers UIs sometimes have a button Clone -> Open In VsCode

If you can use it, use it :)

GitHub

Click the green Code button, make sure the HTTPS tab is selected, then click the copy icon next to the URL. Use it in the From Visual Studio Code section below to clone.

Gitlab

If later you are prompted for username and password, you might need to create a Personal Access Token (video tuto here, or see the step-by-step guide) and use it as password.

If later, it prompts several times the same password in VsCode, run the following command line

git config --global credential.helper store

Azure

In Azure DevOps, use Clone -> Open in Visual Studio Code from your repository page.

If this option is not available, copy the HTTPS repository URL and use it in the From Visual Studio Code section below.

If you are prompted for credentials, generate an Azure DevOps Personal Access Token (see the step-by-step guide) and use it as password.

Bitbucket

Click the Clone button on your repository page. In the dialog, switch the dropdown from SSH to HTTPS (top-right of the dialog), then click the copy icon next to the URL. Use it in the From Visual Studio Code section below to clone.

You might need to remove "git clone" at the beginning of the copied text.

From Visual Studio Code

  • In Visual Studio Code, hit CTRL+Shirt+P then look for command Git clone then click to select it.

  • Paste the url of your git repository then hit ENTER
    • If you are asked for a directory and you don't have one yet, create an empty directory at the root of your hard drive, and select it (examples: C:/git or D:/git )

  • Click on the Open notification in VsCode