How to copy/clone a hash/object in JQuery?

Question

I have a simple object (or hash) in Javascript:

var settings = {
  link: \'http://example.com\',
  photo: \'http://photos.com/me.jpg\'
};

I nee

Answer 1

var clone = $.extend(true, {}, settings);

Set first argument to true.

EDIT: First argument true signifies deep copy. For given example in original question there is no need for deep copy since there are simple immutable key-value pairs. For question in title - as a general case - use deep copy. Otherwise you get half-copy.