The *clone-shallow.ps1* Script
===========================

This PowerShell script clones popular Git repositories into a common target directory.

Parameters
----------
```powershell
/home/markus/Repos/PowerShell/scripts/clone-shallow.ps1 [[-targetDir] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

-targetDir <String>
    Specifies the file path to the target directory (current working directory by default)
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                "$PWD"
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```

Example
-------
```powershell
PS> ./clone-shallow C:\MyRepos

```

Notes
-----
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links
-------------
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content
--------------
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Clones a shallow Git repo
.DESCRIPTION
	This PowerShell script clones popular Git repositories into a common target directory.
.PARAMETER URL
.PARAMETER branchName
.PARAMETER targetDir
	Specifies the file path to the target directory (current working directory by default)
.EXAMPLE
	PS> ./clone-shallow C:\MyRepos
.LINK
	https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
	Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([string]$targetDir = "$PWD")

try {
	$stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()

	$ git clone --branch $branchName --single-branch --depth 1 --recurse-submodules $URL $targetDir

	
	[int]$elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
	"✅ Cloned the shallow repository in $elapsed sec"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
	exit 1
}
```

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