Clone repo from github to xcode issues

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I have tried following a few tutorials on cloning a github repo and opening it up on xcode. I first connected my github account to xcode and then I selected a project to clone. I then placed it into my folder where all my projects are stored. Then I went to xcode to open an existing project but when I try to select the project I cloned I get this message:

Could not open file. (/Users/username/Documents/Dev/Linked-Lists)

I am not sure what the issue is. Here is the url I am trying to clone: https://github.com/wwolfgang11/Linked-Lists

From what I found online, once I clone an existing repository and save it either my desktop or some folder, then Xcode should automatically open up the project. In my case that does not happen and I have no idea why.

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This is because the folder is not an Xcode project. Xcode project files are folders(bundles) and Xcode will think that the folder is a project and fail to open it. And the repository doesn't contain any .xcodeproj files.

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SmileyCreations identified the problem (the repo doesn't have an Xcode project), so here's how to solve it:

1) Create a new "macOS" project and set it to be a command line tool: 1 create new project 2) Choose the C++ language. 2 choose the C++ language 3) Drag in the .cpp and .h files from the repo: 3 drag in source files

user_9810490

As you asked how you can do it here is how you can do it.
Run git commit and git push when you do the following things:
1. Change machines
2. Edit the project
3. Add, edit or delete files.
Run git pull when you do the following things:
1. When you start to work on a another machine.

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