- NAME
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- gcloud alpha source repos clone - clone a cloud source repository
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha source repos cloneREPOSITORY_NAME[DIRECTORY_NAME] [--dry-run] [--use-full-gcloud-path] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)This command clones a git repository from the currently active Google Cloud project into the specified directory or into the current directory if no target directory is specified.Each Google Cloud project can have zero or more git repositories associated with it. To see the available repositories, run:
gcloud alpha source repos listThe clone operation configures the local clone to use your gcloud credentials to authenticate future git operations. This command emits a warning if the cloud source repository is a mirror.
- EXAMPLES
- The example commands below show a sample workflow.
gcloud initgcloud alpha source repos clone REPOSITORY_NAME DIRECTORY_NAMEcd DIRECTORY_NAME … create/edit files and create one or more commits …git push origin main - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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REPOSITORY_NAME - Name of the repository.
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DIRECTORY_NAME] - Directory name for the cloned repo. Defaults to the repository name.
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- FLAGS
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--dry-run - If provided, prints the command that would be run to standard out instead of executing it.
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--use-full-gcloud-path - If provided, use the full gcloud path for the git credential.helper. Using the full path means that gcloud does not need to be in the path for future git operations on the repository.
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- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
- These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloud source repos clonegcloud beta source repos clone
gcloud alpha source repos clone
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.
