clone
Clones multiple GitHub repositories for a given user.
Usage
git-wrangler clone --user <username> [--visibility <all|public|private>] [--limit <number>] [--into <directory>]What it does
Clones GitHub repositories based on specified criteria (visibility, user, limit) and organizes them into a designated directory. Checks for existing repositories and skips them automatically. Requires gh (GitHub CLI) to be installed and authenticated.
Options
| Flag | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
--user <username> | Required | GitHub username whose repositories to clone. |
--visibility <all|public|private> | Optional | Visibility filter. Default: all. |
--limit <number> | Optional | Maximum number of repositories to clone. Default: 100. |
--into <directory> | Optional | Target directory for cloned repositories. Default: the username. |
Prerequisites
gh(GitHub CLI) must be installed and authenticated- For private repos, you must be authenticated as the target user
Examples
# Clone all public repos into ./repos
git-wrangler clone --user myusername --visibility public --into ./repos
# Clone up to 10 repos into a directory named after the user
git-wrangler clone --user myusername --limit 10
# Clone all repos (public + private — requires gh auth)
git-wrangler clone --user myusername --visibility allNotes
- Existing directories are skipped automatically (the command is idempotent)
- The
--intodirectory is created if it does not exist