With the `rad checkout` command, you can create a new working copy from an
existing project.
```
$ rad checkout rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji
✓ Repository checkout successful under ./heartwood
```
Let's have a look at what the command did. Navigate to the working copy:
```
$ cd heartwood
```
Check the README:
```
$ cat README
Hello World!
```
Check the repository status:
```
$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'rad/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
```
Check the remote configuration:
```
$ git remote --verbose
rad rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji (fetch)
rad rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi (push)
```
List the branches:
```
$ git branch --all
* master
remotes/rad/master
```
List the references:
```
$ git show-ref
f2de534b5e81d7c6e2dcaf58c3dd91573c0a0354 refs/heads/master
f2de534b5e81d7c6e2dcaf58c3dd91573c0a0354 refs/remotes/rad/master
```