hub-clone

hub clone [options] repository [directory]

hub clone expands GitHub shorthand (`user/repo`, or just `repo` for your own repositories) into a full clone URL and then hands off to a normal git clone, so any git-clone option (--depth, -b, --recurse-submodules, etc.) works as-is. Without a `user/` prefix, hub assumes the repository belongs to the authenticated GitHub user.By default hub clones over HTTPS; set `git config --global hub.protocol ssh` to have it generate SSH URLs instead for clone, fork, and related commands.

[USER/]REPOSITORY

Repository to clone. USER defaults to your own GitHub username when omitted.

Target directory to clone into (default: the repository name).

(Deprecated) Clone a private repository over SSH.

Create a shallow clone with the given commit history depth. Passed straight through to git clone.

Checkout BRANCH instead of the remote's default branch. Passed straight through to git clone.

Display help information.

Hub is no longer actively maintained and has been superseded by the official GitHub CLI (gh, via gh repo clone). GitHub authentication is only needed for private repositories or to resolve `repo` (no user) shorthand against your own account; cloning a public `user/repo` works without it.

hub clone is part of hub, GitHub's original command-line tool that predates the official gh CLI.

hub(1), git-clone(1), gh(1)

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