git clone a repo with only username/repo, or if it's an NPM package you can use just the name of the project.
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Install globally with npm
$ npm install --global gh-clone
Clone a github repository:
$ gh-clone <repo> [options]
repo - one or more space-separated repository namesoptions options flags to pass to gh-clonerepository name
If the repository is a NPM package, you can pass the name only, and gh-clone will resolve the git URL from the library's package.json:
$ gh-clone isobject
owner/repo
Pass the github repository formatted as owner/repo:
$ gh-clone jonschlinkert/isobject
| Shortcut | Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-c | --cwd | the current working directory (defaults to process.cwd()) |
-d | --dest | the local destination directory to clone the repository to |
-b | --branch | the branch to clone |
Note that if the --dest flag is used when cloning multiple repositories, the name of each repository will be appended to the dest value.
branch
Flags can be used in any order. If you want the dev branch of micromatch (when one exists):
$ gh-clone jonschlinker/micromatch -b dev
destination
If you want to save to the foo directory
$ gh-clone jonschlinker/micromatch -d foo
branch and destination
If you want to save the dev branch to the foo directory
$ gh-clone jonschlinker/micromatch -b dev -d foo
Params
repos {String|Array}options {Object}callback {Function}: Optional, returns a promise if the callback is not passed.returns {Promise}: if a callback is not passed.Example
const clone = require('gh-clone');
clone('kind-of', function(err) {
if (err) console.error(err);
});
// or
clone(['isobject', 'kind-of'])
.then(function() {
// do stuff
})
.catch(console.error)
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb#dev verb-generate-readme && verb
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