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diff --git a/clone.go b/clone.go
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+package git
+
+/*
+#include <git2.h>
+#include <git2/errors.h>
+
+static git_clone_options git_clone_options_init() {
+	git_clone_options ret = GIT_CLONE_OPTIONS_INIT;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+*/
+import "C"
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+type CloneOptions struct {
+	*CheckoutOpts
+	*RemoteCallbacks
+	Bare bool
+	IgnoreCertErrors bool
+	RemoteName string
+	CheckoutBranch string
+}
+
+func Clone(url string, path string, options *CloneOptions) (*Repository, error) {
+	repo := new(Repository)
+
+      	curl := C.CString(url)
+      	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(curl))
+
+      	cpath := C.CString(path)
+      	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cpath))
+
+	var copts C.git_clone_options
+	populateCloneOptions(&copts, options)
+
+	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
+	ret := C.git_clone(&repo.ptr, curl, cpath, &copts)
+	if ret < 0 {
+		return nil, LastError()
+	}
+
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(repo, (*Repository).Free)
+	return repo, nil
+}
+
+func populateCloneOptions(ptr *C.git_clone_options, opts *CloneOptions) {
+	*ptr = C.git_clone_options_init()
+	if opts == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	populateCheckoutOpts(&ptr.checkout_opts, opts.CheckoutOpts)
+	populateRemoteCallbacks(&ptr.remote_callbacks, opts.RemoteCallbacks)
+	if opts.Bare {
+		ptr.bare = 1
+	} else {
+		ptr.bare = 0
+	}
+	if opts.IgnoreCertErrors {
+		ptr.ignore_cert_errors = 1
+	} else {
+		ptr.ignore_cert_errors = 0
+	}
+}
+