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+package forgepb
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// git clone (also downloads git notes)
+// newdir = helloworld
+// basedir = /home/jcarr/go/src/go.wit.com/apps
+// giturl = https://gitea.wit.com/gui/helloworld
+func RunGitClone(newdir, basedir, giturl string) error {
+	log.Info("runGitClone() newdir  =", newdir)
+	log.Info("runGitClone() basedir =", basedir)
+	log.Info("runGitClone() giturl  =", giturl)
+	if !shell.IsDir(basedir) {
+		os.MkdirAll(basedir, os.ModePerm)
+	}
+	err := os.Chdir(basedir)
+	if err != nil {
+		// log.Warn("chdir failed", basedir, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cmd := []string{"git", "clone", "--verbose", "--progress", giturl, newdir}
+	log.Info("Running:", basedir, cmd)
+	r := shell.PathRunRealtime(basedir, cmd)
+	if r.Error != nil {
+		// log.Warn("git clone error", r.Error)
+		return r.Error
+	}
+
+	fullpath := filepath.Join(basedir, newdir)
+	if !shell.IsDir(fullpath) {
+		// log.Info("git clone failed", giturl)
+		return fmt.Errorf("git clone %s failed to create a directory", giturl)
+	}
+	gitdir := filepath.Join(fullpath, ".git")
+	if shell.IsDir(gitdir) {
+		// log.Info("git cloned worked to", fullpath)
+		// also clone notes -- this can store the go.mod and go.sum files
+		cmd := []string{"git", "fetch", "origin", "refs/notes/*:refs/notes/*"}
+		shell.PathRunRealtime(fullpath, cmd)
+		return nil
+	}
+	// git clone didn't really work but did make a directory
+	log.Info("fullpath is probably empty", fullpath)
+	return errors.New("crapnuts. rmdir fullpath here? " + fullpath)
+}