What is the difference between the 'git clone' and 'git init' commands when working with Git repositories?

The commands git clone and git init serve different purposes when working with Git:

• git init initializes a new empty Git repository in the current directory. It is used when starting a new project and you want to create a local repository.

• git clone copies an existing remote repository (for example, from GitHub) to your local computer, creating a local copy with all commit history and branches.

Example:

# Create a new repository in the current folder
git init

# Clone a remote repository
git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

Thus, git init is for starting a local repository from scratch, while git clone is for obtaining an existing repository.