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GondraKkal
GondraKkal

Reputation: 97

Open a project in Netbeans from a cloned github repository

On Ubuntu, I cloned a github repository in a given directory and want to add it to Netbeans. I tried using Team>Clone but I ended with a new project in "NetBeans Projects" folder.

Documentation I found tells me everytime to start and create a new project (java project? guess could be the right choice but not sure about it) and then Clone through NetBeans, but it sets new directories I don't want to create.. can't I just use the path I already have?

I'm nebie with both Git and IDEs, so be patient with me.. I'm trying to learn! Thanks

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2198

Answers (1)

SimonC
SimonC

Reputation: 1618

Depending on the IDE used with the Git repository, you may have to import the project. NetBeans supports native imports from Eclipse.

If this is the case, go to 

File -> Import Projects ->...

If, however, this is not the case, and the repository contains a NetBeans project directory, go to 

File -> Open

Project and search for the project directory on your system.

NetBeans can also create projects from .zip files, so you can also download a .zip file from GitHub and import it that way. NetBeans will do the majority of the work for you.

Upvotes: 1

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