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## CLI

The {command}`git-ubuntu` CLI is installed with `sudo snap install --classic git-ubuntu`. It adds `ubuntu` subcommands to the `git` command. For example: `git ubuntu clone hello`.
The {command}`git-ubuntu` CLI is installed with `sudo snap install --classic git-ubuntu`. It adds `ubuntu` subcommands to the `git` command. For example: `git ubuntu clone hello`. Installing git-ubuntu does not interfere with your existing git installation; it only extends git by adding the git ubuntu subcommand.
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The {command}`git-ubuntu` CLI is installed with `sudo snap install --classic git-ubuntu`. It adds `ubuntu` subcommands to the `git` command. For example: `git ubuntu clone hello`. Installing git-ubuntu does not interfere with your existing git installation; it only extends git by adding the git ubuntu subcommand.
The {command}`git-ubuntu` CLI is installed with `sudo snap install --classic git-ubuntu`. It adds `ubuntu` subcommands to the `git` command. For example: `git ubuntu clone hello`. Installing git-ubuntu does not interfere with your existing `git` installation; it only extends `git` by adding the {command}`git ubuntu` subcommand.


Just like the `git` command itself, most git-ubuntu subcommands expect to be
running in the context of a git repository.
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