To create a local copy of a repository on the radicle network, we use the
`clone` command, followed by the identifier or *RID* of the repository:
```
$ rad clone rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji
✓ Seeding policy updated for rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji with scope 'followed'
Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from the network, found [..] potential seed(s).
✓ Target met: [..] seed(s)
✓ Creating checkout in ./heartwood..
✓ Remote alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi added
✓ Remote-tracking branch alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi/master created for z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
✓ Repository successfully cloned under [..]/heartwood/
╭────────────────────────────────────╮
│ heartwood │
│ Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
│ 0 issues · 0 patches │
╰────────────────────────────────────╯
Run `cd ./heartwood` to go to the repository directory.
```
We can now have a look at the new working copy that was created from the cloned
repository:
```
$ cd heartwood
$ ls
README
$ cat README
Hello World!
$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'rad/master'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
```
Let's check that the remote tracking branch was setup correctly:
```
$ git branch --remotes
alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi/master
rad/master
```
The first branch is ours, and the second points to the repository delegate.
We can also take a look at the remotes:
```
$ git remote -v
alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi (fetch)
alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi (push)
rad rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji (fetch)
rad rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6Mkt67GdsW7715MEfRuP4pSZxJRJh6kj6Y48WRqVv4N1tRk (push)
```
Let's check the last commit!
```
$ git log -n 1
commit f2de534b5e81d7c6e2dcaf58c3dd91573c0a0354
Author: anonymous <anonymous@radicle.xyz>
Date: Mon Jan 1 14:39:16 2018 +0000
Second commit
```
Cloned repositories show up in `rad ls`:
```
$ rad ls --seeded
╭───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ Name RID Visibility Head Description │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ heartwood rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji public f2de534 Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
```