`gh repo clone` Clone a GitHub repository by name

Clones a repository using just owner/name, picking the right address for you. If you cloned your own fork, it sets up the upstream remote as well.

Synopsis

gh repo clone REPOSITORY [DIRECTORY] [-- GIT-FLAGS]

Option or form	What it does
`REPOSITORY`	owner/name, a full URL, or just a name for your own repository
`DIRECTORY`	Folder to clone into
`-- FLAGS`	Anything after -- is passed to git clone, such as --depth 1
`-u, --upstream-remote-name NAME`	Name of the remote for the parent when cloning a fork

Clone a repository

gh repo clone octocat/Hello-World

Cloning into 'Hello-World'...

Clone into a named folder

gh repo clone octocat/Hello-World hello

Clone one of your own by short name

gh repo clone my-site

Clone with only recent history

gh repo clone octocat/Hello-World -- --depth 1

It needs gh auth login first. The git protocol it uses (https or ssh) is the one chosen at login.
Equivalent to git clone with the full address.
To fork and clone together, use gh repo fork --clone.