NAME 

git-clone - Clones a repository

SYNOPSIS 

git-clone [--template=<template_directory>] [-l [-s]] [-q] [-n] [--bare]
          [-o <name>] [-u <upload-pack>] [--reference <repository>]
          [--use-separate-remote] <repository> [<directory>]

DESCRIPTION 

Clones a repository into a newly created directory. All remote branch heads are copied under $GIT_DIR/refs/heads/, except that the remote master is also copied to origin branch.

In addition, $GIT_DIR/remotes/origin file is set up to have this line: 

Pull: master:origin
This is to help the typical workflow of working off of the remote master branch. Every time git pull without argument is run, the progress on the remote master branch is tracked by copying it into the local origin branch, and merged into the branch you are currently working on. Remote branches other than master are also added there to be tracked.