gitclone

gitclone

A shorthand script to clone a repository master or specified branch

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File Name  : gitclone.ps1
Author     : Adewale Azeez - azeezadewale98@gmail.com
Date       : Mar-01-2020

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A short compact command to quickly clone a repository. To clone a specific branch add the branch name as the second parameter. The master branch is clone by default if the branch name is not specified.

Syntax

gitclone [-RepoUrl] <String> [[-Branch] <String>] 
[<CommonParameters>]  

Parameters

-RepoUrl :String

attr	value
Required?	true
Position?	1
Default value
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false

-Branch :String

attr	value
Required?	false
Position?	2
Default value
Accept pipeline input?	false
Accept wildcard characters?	false

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

System.String[]

Outputs

git clone INFO

EXAMPLE 1

gitclone https://github.com/Thecarisma/Cronux.git

clone the Cronux repository The command is equivalent to git clone https://github.com/Thecarisma/Cronux.git

EXAMPLE 2

gitclone https://github.com/Thecarisma/Cronux.git gh-pages

clone the Cronux repository branch 'gh-pages' The command is equivalent to git clone -b gh-pages https://github.com/Thecarisma/Cronux.git

Related links

• https://thecarisma.github.io/Cronux
• https://git-scm.com/docs/git-clone