What does the clone command do? Is there any equivalent to it in svn?
What is the difference between
git remote add test git://github.com/user/test.git
And
git clone git://github.com/user/test.git
Does the name of the created repo matter?
git remote add just creates an entry in your git config that specifies a name for a particular URL. You must have an existing git repo to use this.
git clone creates a new git repository by copying an existing one located at the URI you specify.