tldr/pages/common/git-clone.md

git clone

Clone an existing repository. More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone.

• Clone an existing repository:

git clone {{remote_repository_location}}

• Clone an existing repository and its submodules:

git clone --recursive {{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}}