# git clone
> Clone an existing repository
- Clone an existing repository
`git clone {{REMOTE-REPOSITORY-LOCATION}}`
- For cloning from the local machine
`git clone -l`
- Do it quietly
`git clone -q`
- Clone an existing repository, and truncate to the specified number of revisions, save your time mostly
`git clone --depth 10 {{REMOTE-REPOSITORY-LOCATION}}`