how to clone private git and create a new one from it

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I'm working in a group project. We have have a private git repo on github. I want to clone that repo and name it as 'new repo' in such a way that the new repo can only be accessed or modified by me. Any change on the old repo must not affect my repo. Is this possible?

Keep in mind the old git repo was not created by me, I was invited.

"I want clone that repo" So why don't you just clone the repo locally? That would do what you are asking for. Or do you want the clone to exist on github, too? That would be a question about github, which is off-topic here. — sleske, Aug 08 '16 at 09:16
Possible duplicate of [How do you clone a git repository into a specific folder?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/651038/how-do-you-clone-a-git-repository-into-a-specific-folder) — Polygnome, Aug 08 '16 at 09:35
Upvoted to remove the negative vote. It's a pretty clear question, and not at all different from all the other git questions which could easily be answered by RTFineM. The important part is obviously not the "clone" but the "change on the old repo must not affect mine"; the OP obviously does not know (until now!) that there is no "automatic down-push" of changes with git. That does not make the question bad. — AnoE, Aug 08 '16 at 10:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 08 '16 at 12:27

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git clone repo.git
git remote remove origin // Because you want to remove it completely.
Create a new repository on Github manually.
git remote add origin git@github.com:user_name/new_repo.git
git push -u origin HEAD

edited Aug 08 '16 at 12:27

Don Branson

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answered Aug 08 '16 at 09:16

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 09:17

If you are working on a private repository and you are listed as a collaborator

You can clone the repository like any other repository using

git clone <url>

In order to push my local copy of the above to a remote repository elsewhere

git remote add <remote_name> <url>
git push [-u] <remote_name>

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 10:08

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I think you can just fork it and remove other project member. Also can clone it, push to your Github and keep it private

answered Aug 08 '16 at 10:08

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how to clone private git and create a new one from it

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