If Remote Repository was not found when cloning in GitHub, make sure that you have set up Git authentication when cloning a private repository properly.

The second link above will fix that problem. Once the local repo is initialized and a remote is configured, you should be able to run git status, git diff, etc.

Need to git clone a specific commit? There's no single command to do it, but clever use of branch and reset commands makes it possible to clone a single, specific git commit.