I can't git clone from script

Question

I have very strange behavior: when run git clone from tcsh script for example:

git clone /my repo/ .

I get error: fatal: destination path '.' already exists and is not an empty directory.

The directory doesn't contain ".git".

if I run the same command after that from terminal it is ok.

version of git 1.9.3

I create this script from python.

I found problem. if I write "#" in line before for comment in tcsh script. Why is it ?

Is there a real space in /my repo/? If so you have to put the repo URL in quotes. — Boldewyn
– Boldewyn, Commented Aug 17, 2017 at 7:24
Please add the verbatim command you entered to tcsh and “terminal” (Bash?) to your question. — Melebius
– Melebius, Commented Aug 17, 2017 at 7:49

Community · Accepted Answer · 2020-06-20 09:12:55Z

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It's because . is a relative path. Try using a full path, it should work.

git clone myRepo /tmp/myDir should work better.

From: https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/setting-up-a-repository/git-clone

Cloning to a specific folder
git clone <repo> <directory>
Clone the repository located at <repo> into the folder called ~<directory>! on the local machine.

edited Jun 20, 2020 at 9:12

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answered Aug 17, 2017 at 7:15

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alex Over a year ago

What is toto ? I tried using full path but it wasn't work

Totoc1001 Over a year ago

git clone my_repo /tmp/ does not work? Your script has got the exe rights? Chmod +x myScript

Totoc1001 Over a year ago

And also try using sh not tcsh just to check :)

alex Over a year ago

I create this script from python. Maybe , this reason ?

Totoc1001 Over a year ago

Let me just try to sum up: you're in a python env or in a python script? From this python env you create a shell (tcsh) script and from there you try to perform a git clone. I'm right? If you try to execute your script outside of python does it work? And have you tried sh rather than tcsh?

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