git-clone
Clone an existing repository. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
Clone an existing repository into a new directory (the default directory is the repository name)
git clone remote_repository_location path/to/directoryIdentifyClone an existing repository and its submodules
git clone --recursive remote_repository_locationIdentifyClone only the .git directory of an existing repository
git clone --no-checkout remote_repository_locationIdentifyClone a local repository
git clone --local path/to/local_repositoryIdentifyClone quietly
git clone --quiet remote_repository_locationIdentifyClone an existing repository only fetching the 10 most recent commits on the default branch (useful to save time)
git clone --depth 10 remote_repository_locationIdentifyClone an existing repository only fetching a specific branch
git clone --branch name --single-branch remote_repository_locationIdentifyClone an existing repository using a specific SSH command
git clone --config core.sshCommand="ssh -i path/to/private_ssh_key" remote_repository_locationIdentify