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git clone

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Clone an existing repository.

Options (5)

-n, --no-checkoutboolean

Clone only the `.git` directory of an existing repository

Example: git clone {{[-n|--no-checkout]}} {{remote_repository_location}}

-l, --localboolean

Clone a local repository

Example: git clone {{[-l|--local]}} {{path/to/local_repository}}

-q, --quietboolean

Clone quietly

Example: git clone {{[-q|--quiet]}} {{remote_repository_location}}

-b, --branchboolean

Clone an existing repository only fetching a specific branch

Example: git clone {{[-b|--branch]}} {{name}} --single-branch {{remote_repository_location}}

-c, --configboolean

Clone an existing repository using a specific SSH command

Example: git clone {{[-c|--config]}} core.sshCommand="{{ssh -i path/to/private_ssh_key}}" {{remote_repository_location}}

Clone an existing repository into a new directory (the default directory is the repository name)

git clone remote_repository_location path/to/directory

Clone an existing repository and its submodules

git clone --recursive remote_repository_location

Clone only the `.git` directory of an existing repository

git clone [-n|--no-checkout] remote_repository_location

Clone a local repository

git clone [-l|--local] path/to/local_repository

Clone quietly

git clone [-q|--quiet] remote_repository_location

Clone an existing repository only fetching the 10 most recent commits on the default branch (useful to save time)

git clone --depth 10 remote_repository_location

Clone an existing repository only fetching a specific branch

git clone [-b|--branch] name --single-branch remote_repository_location

Clone an existing repository using a specific SSH command

git clone [-c|--config] core.sshCommand="ssh -i path/to/private_ssh_key" remote_repository_location