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.TH "GT-REPO-CLONE" "1" "Nov 2026" "gitea-cli" "gitea-cli Manual"

.SH NAME
gt-repo-clone - Clone a repository locally


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgt repo clone <repository> [<directory>] [-- <gitflags>...] [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Clone a repository with gt's credentials, over the protocol of a URL argument, else the
configured Git protocol. Git flags can follow --. A fork's parent is added as the "upstream"
remote (or the --upstream-remote-name one), and gt commands in the clone then target the parent;
with remote names other than upstream and origin, it is saved as with gt repo set-default. A pull
mirror's source is added as the "source" remote; gt commands keep targeting the mirror. An HTTPS
clone keeps the instance's stored TLS client certificate and --insecure setting in its Git
configuration; GITEA_INSTANCE_INSECURE applies to the clone only. With --find-instance, when no
instance is selected and accounts exist on several, the repository is looked up on each of them; if
more than one has it, gt asks which to clone from, or fails without prompts. The lookup sends the
repository name to every instance with an account.

.SS ARGUMENTS
.EX
A repository can be supplied as NAME (one of yours), OWNER/NAME, HOST/OWNER/NAME or a URL.
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.SS JSON FIELDS
.EX
actions_enabled, archived, clone_url, default_branch, description, empty,
fork, forks_count, full_name, id, mirror, mirror_interval, name,
open_issues_count, open_pr_count, original_url, parent, private, ssh_url,
stars_count, template, topics, updated_at, url, website
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.SH OPTIONS
\fB-d\fP, \fB--depth\fP=0
	Number of commits to fetch (0: full history)

.PP
\fB--find-instance\fP[=false]
	Look the repository up on each instance with an account when none is selected

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for clone

.PP
\fB--no-upstream\fP[=false]
	Do not add a remote for the parent of a fork or the source of a mirror

.PP
\fB-u\fP, \fB--upstream-remote-name\fP="upstream"
	Remote name for the parent of a fork


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--csv\fP[=""]
	Output CSV with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--cwd\fP=""
	Working \fBdirectory\fR for repository discovery

.PP
\fB--debug\fP[=false]
	Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

.PP
\fB--host\fP=""
	Gitea instance \fBURL\fR, including any base path

.PP
\fB--interactive\fP[=false]
	Allow prompts with machine output

.PP
\fB-q\fP, \fB--jq\fP=""
	Filter JSON output using a jq \fBexpression\fR; implies --json

.PP
\fB--json\fP[=""]
	Output JSON with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--no-input\fP[=false]
	Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

.PP
\fB--sudo\fP=""
	Perform API requests as this \fBuser\fR (requires an administrator account)

.PP
\fB--template\fP=""
	Format JSON output using a Go \fBtemplate\fR; implies --json (see gt help formatting)

.PP
\fB--user\fP=""
	Account \fBname\fR on the selected instance


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Clone a repository into ./project
$ gt repo clone alice/project

# Clone into another directory with the last commit only
$ gt repo clone alice/project src --depth 1

# Clone from whichever instance with an account has the repository
$ gt repo clone alice/project --find-instance

# Clone over SSH whatever the configured Git protocol
$ gt repo clone git@gitea.com:alice/project.git

# Pass flags to git clone
$ gt repo clone alice/project -- --branch develop --recurse-submodules
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.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgt-repo(1)\fP