GH-REPO-CLONE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-CLONE(1)

gh-repo-clone - Clone a repository locally

gh repo clone <repository> [<directory>] [-- <gitflags>...]

Clone a GitHub repository locally. Pass additional git clone flags by listing them after --.

If the OWNER/ portion of the OWNER/REPO repository argument is omitted, it defaults to the name of the authenticating user.

When a protocol scheme is not provided in the repository argument, the git_protocol will be chosen from your configuration, which can be checked via gh config get git_protocol. If the protocol scheme is provided, the repository will be cloned using the specified protocol.

If the repository is a fork, its parent repository will be added as an additional git remote called upstream. The remote name can be configured using --upstream-remote-name. The --upstream-remote-name option supports an @owner value which will name the remote after the owner of the parent repository.

If the repository is a fork, its parent repository will be set as the default remote repository.

Upstream remote name when cloning a fork 

# Clone a repository from a specific org
$ gh repo clone cli/cli
# Clone a repository from your own account
$ gh repo clone myrepo
# Clone a repo, overriding git protocol configuration
$ gh repo clone https://github.com/cli/cli
$ gh repo clone git@github.com:cli/cli.git
# Clone a repository to a custom directory
$ gh repo clone cli/cli workspace/cli
# Clone a repository with additional git clone flags
$ gh repo clone cli/cli -- --depth=1

gh-repo(1)

Apr 2024