How to copy the most updated commit in github

Question

I don't know the right words so I am having trouble finding the solution.

I git clone a repository in github from my computer. and now there is an updated one in github and I want to copy it to my computer.

when I git clone again, this is the output fatal: destination path 'myFolder' already exists and is not an empty directory.

How can I copy the latest and updated repository in github.

Sorry if this is a duplicate question but I haven't found anything.

https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bgit%5D+update+local+repository — phd, Mar 15 '19 at 16:15
Thank you everyone for the answers. and sorry that it is a duplicate — bradrar, Apr 05 '19 at 05:25

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '19 at 14:02

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You use git pull to get the latest commits from a repository.

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answered Mar 15 '19 at 14:02

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What if OP does *not* want it merged into his local branch? – Romain Valeri Mar 28 '19 at 11:16
He marked the response as correct, so this is what he wanted to do. – Cosmin Mar 28 '19 at 13:16
...and SO questions are *not* intended to be useful to *one* person. To be fair, in my comment I shouldn't have written "OP" but "one". – Romain Valeri Mar 28 '19 at 13:21
You can always suggest an edit :) – Cosmin Mar 28 '19 at 14:02
Given the popularity of my answer, for the sake of yours I'd rather not to ;-) – Romain Valeri Mar 28 '19 at 14:11

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '19 at 15:16

git pull is the command you should use. In future as well if there are new updates available, you don't have to checkout your code every time. git pull should pull the all the latest code from master branch to your local repository.

hope this clarifies your queries.

How to copy the most updated commit in github

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