+__copyright__ = """
+Copyright (C) 2005, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@gmail.com>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+"""
+
+import sys, os
+from optparse import OptionParser, make_option
+
+from stgit.commands.common import *
+from stgit.utils import *
+from stgit import stack, git
+
+
+help = 'pull the changes from the remote repository'
+usage = """%prog [options] <repository> <dir>
+
+Clone a GIT <repository> into the local <dir> and initialise the
+patch stack."""
+
+options = []
+
+
+def func(parser, options, args):
+ """Clone the <repository> into the local <dir> and initialises the
+ stack
+ """
+ if len(args) != 2:
+ parser.error('incorrect number of arguments')
+
+ repository = args[0]
+ local_dir = args[1]
+
+ if os.path.exists(local_dir):
+ raise CmdException, '"%s" exists. Remove it first' % local_dir
+
+ print 'Cloning "%s" into "%s"...' % (repository, local_dir)
+
+ git.clone(repository, local_dir)
+ os.chdir(local_dir)
+ git.checkout(tree_id = 'HEAD')
+
+ crt_series.init()
+
+ print 'done'