import { IGitExecutionOptions } from '../core/git';
import { ICloneProgress } from '../progress';
/**
 * Additional arguments to provide when cloning a repository.
 */
export declare type CloneOptions = {
    /**
     * The branch to checkout after the clone has completed.
     */
    readonly branch?: string;
};
/**
 * Clones a repository from a given url into to the specified path.
 *
 * @param url     - The remote repository URL to clone from
 *
 * @param path    - The destination path for the cloned repository. If the
 *                  path does not exist it will be created. Cloning into an
 *                  existing directory is only allowed if the directory is
 *                  empty.
 *
 * @param cloneOptions  - Options specific to the clone operation, see the
 *                   documentation for CloneOptions for more details.
 *
 * @param progressCallback - An optional function which will be invoked
 *                           with information about the current progress
 *                           of the clone operation. When provided this enables
 *                           the '--progress' command line flag for
 *                           'git clone'.
 *
 */
export declare function clone(url: string, path: string, cloneOptions?: CloneOptions, options?: IGitExecutionOptions, progressCallback?: (progress: ICloneProgress) => void): Promise<void>;