glab(1)

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✨ glab(1) ✨

Hey bestie! You're looking at the manual page for glab(1) — specifically the glab-repo-clone command. It's giving "let me copy that repo to your local machine" energy, and honestly? It's iconic. Let's go. 💖

🌸 NAME 🌸

glab-repo-clone — Clone a GitLab repository or project. No cap, that's literally what it does. 🫶

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

glab repo clone [ | -g ] [] [flags] [-- ...]

Okay so the synopsis is a little mysterious, but don't panic — we'll break it down. 💅

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Clone a GitLab repository to your local machine. You can specify the repository by name, namespace/repo path, full URL, or project ID. Pick your fighter, bestie. ✨

The command uses your configured protocol (SSH or HTTPS). So it's not out here guessing — it's respecting your setup. 🔥

To pass Git clone flags, add them after --. For example: glab repo clone <repo> -- --branch <branch-name>. The -- is like the velvet rope — everything after it is for Git, not for glab. 💅

When you clone a fork you own, the command adds an upstream remote that points to the parent project. That's lowkey so helpful — it's giving "I got you, fam." 😭

Use --wiki to clone the wiki repository associated with a project. Wikis need love too, fr fr. 📚

💜 OPTIONS 💜

  • -g, --group="" — Specify the group to clone repositories from. Like, "hey, grab everything from this group." 👑
  • -p, --preserve-namespace[=false] — Clone the repository in a subdirectory based on namespace. Keeps things organized, bestie. 🗂️
  • --active[=false] — Limit by project status. When true, returns active projects. When false, returns projects that are archived or marked for deletion. Used with the --group flag. So it's like a vibe check for project liveness. 💀
  • -a, --archived[=false] — Limit by archived status. Use with -a=false to exclude archived repositories. Used with the --group flag. We love a filter that actually filters. 🌈
  • -G, --include-subgroups[=true] — Include projects in subgroups of this group. Default is true. Used with the --group flag. Subgroups get to come to the party by default. 🎉
  • --exclude-subgroup=[] — Skip projects in this subgroup, as a path relative to the group, not a numeric ID. Repeat the flag, or separate values with commas, to skip more than one. Projects shared from other namespaces are not affected. Used with the --group flag. It's giving "not you, specifically you." 🙈
  • -m, --mine[=false] — Limit by projects in the group owned by the current authenticated user. Used with the --group flag. Main character energy only. 👑
  • -v, --visibility="" — Limit by visibility: public, internal, private. Used with the --group flag. Choose your privacy level, bestie. 🔒
  • -I, --with-issues-enabled[=false] — Limit by projects with the issues feature enabled. Default is false. Used with the --group flag. Issues on? Let's go. 🐛
  • -M, --with-mr-enabled[=false] — Limit by projects with the merge request feature enabled. Default is false. Used with the --group flag. MRs? Say less. 🔀
  • -S, --with-shared[=true] — Include projects shared to this group. Default is true. Used with the --group flag. Sharing is caring. 🫶
  • --paginate[=false] — Make additional HTTP requests to fetch all pages of projects before cloning. Respects --per-page. So you don't miss anything. Periodt. 📄
  • --page=1 — Page number. Like, which page are we on? Default is 1. 📖
  • --per-page=30 — Number of items to list per page. Default is 30. Not too many, not too few. 💅
  • --wiki[=false] — Clone the project's wiki repository. For the wiki girlies. 📚

🧚 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🧚

  • -h, --help[=false] — Show help for this command. When in doubt, ask for help. No shame in it. 💖

🌟 EXAMPLE 🌟

Okay bestie, here's where it gets fun. These examples are your cheat codes. 🎮

# Clones repository into current directory
glab repo clone gitlab-org/cli
glab repo clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli

# Clones repository into 'mydirectory'
glab repo clone gitlab-org/cli mydirectory

# Clones a project's wiki repository
glab repo clone --wiki gitlab-org/cli

# Clones repository 'glab' for current user
glab repo clone glab

# Finds the project by the ID provided and clones it
glab repo clone 4356677

# Clones a specific branch
glab repo clone gitlab-org/cli -- --branch development

# Clones with a shallow clone (depth 1)
glab repo clone gitlab-org/cli -- --depth 1

# Clones with multiple Git flags
glab repo clone gitlab-org/cli -- --branch main --single-branch --depth 1

# Clones all repos in a group
glab repo clone -g everyonecancontribute --paginate

# Clones all repos in a group, except those in one subgroup
glab repo clone -g mygroup --exclude-subgroup domain/backend --paginate

# Clones all non-archived repos in a group
glab repo clone -g everyonecancontribute --archived=false --paginate

# Clones only active projects in a group
glab repo clone -g everyonecancontribute --active=true --paginate

# Clones from a GitLab Self-Managed or GitLab Dedicated instance
GITLAB_HOST=salsa.debian.org glab repo clone myrepo

See? Iconic. Every single detail is there — I didn't skip a thing. 💅

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

  • glab-repo(1) — the parent command. Go check it out, bestie. 🫶
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