diff --git a/Scripts/clone-repos.ps1 b/Scripts/clone-repos.ps1
index f183ee8d..954f791a 100755
--- a/Scripts/clone-repos.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/clone-repos.ps1
@@ -1,33 +1,37 @@
 #!/usr/bin/pwsh
 <#
-.SYNTAX       clone-repos.ps1 [<target-dir>]
-.DESCRIPTION  clones well-known Git repositories into the current/given directory.
+.SYNTAX       clone-repos.ps1 [<parent-dir>]
+.DESCRIPTION  clones well-known Git repositories under the current/given directory.
 .LINK         https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
 .NOTES        Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0
 #>
 
-param($TargetDir = "$PWD")
+param($ParentDir = "$PWD")
 
 try {
-	if (-not(test-path "$TargetDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $TargetDir" }
+	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
+
+	if (-not(test-path "$ParentDir" -pathType container)) { throw "Can't access directory: $ParentDir" }
 
 	$Null = (git --version)
 	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" }
 
 	$Table = import-csv "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/git-repositories.csv"
 
+	[int]$Count = 0
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		$URL = $Row.URL
 		$Directory = $Row.Directory
-		if (Test-Path "$TargetDir/$Directory") {
-			"Skipping existing $Directory..."
+		if (Test-Path "$ParentDir/$Directory") {
+			"Skipping 📂$Directory (exists already) ..."
 			continue
 		}
 		"⏳ Cloning $URL..."
-		& git clone --recurse-submodules "$URL" "$TargetDir/$Directory"
+		& git clone --recurse-submodules "$URL" "$ParentDir/$Directory"
 		if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git clone $URL' failed" }
-		""
+		$Count++
 	}
+	"✔️ cloned $Count Git repositories at 📂$ParentDir in $($StopWatch.Elapsed.Seconds) sec."
 	exit 0
 } catch {
 	write-error "ERROR: line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"