+stg-clone(1)
+==========
+Yann Dirson <ydirson@altern.org>
+v0.12.1, April 2007
+
+NAME
+----
+stg-clone - stgdesc:clone[]
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+stg clone [OPTIONS] <repository> <dir>
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+
+Clone a GIT <repository> into the local <dir> (using
+gitlink:git-clone[1]) and initialise the resulting "master" branch as
+a patch stack.
+
+This operation is for example suitable to start working using the
+"tracking branch" workflow (see gitlink:stg[1]). Other means to setup
+an StGIT stack are stgdesc:init[] and the '--create' and '--clone'
+commands of stgdesc:branch[].
+
+The target directory named by <dir> will be created by this command,
+and must not exist beforehand.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+
+No specific options.
+
+StGIT
+-----
+Part of the StGIT suite - see gitlink:stg[1].