Git Clone Parameters Explained

There are several options for the git clone command.

  1. URL: The web address of the repository to be cloned.
  2. Directory: Specify the name of the directory where the cloned repository will be located. If omitted, the repository’s name will be used.
  3. -b : specify the name of the branch to clone.
  4. – Depth: specifies the depth of the cloned repository, meaning the depth of the cloned history.
  5. -branch : specify the name of the branch to clone, equivalent to the -b parameter.
  6. -clone only the specified branch, excluding all branches of the repository.
  7. -recursive: Clone submodule’s dependencies recursively when cloning submodules.
  8. -shallow-submodules: Clone only the latest version of submodules, without cloning the complete history.
  9. -template