ghclone

A Bash script to clone Git repositories into a structured hierarchical directory tree based on the repository URL.

Features

• Structured Layout: Clones repositories into ~/git/<host>/<owner>/<repo>.
• Fast Start: Performs an initial shallow clone (--depth 1) for immediate access.
• Background Recovery: Automatically triggers a background process to fetch full history (unshallow) without blocking the user.
• Idempotency: Skips cloning if the destination directory already exists.

Installation

cp git-structured-clone.sh ~/.local/bin/git-structured-clone
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/git-structured-clone

Usage

git-structured-clone <repository-url>