---
title: codex clone cli command
description: Clone all repositories listed in the codex configuration. 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-builder/pull/2927/cli/codex/clone
products:
  - Elastic Docs Builder
---

# codex clone cli command
```bash
docs-builder codex clone <config> [options]
```

Clone all repositories listed in the codex configuration.

## Arguments

<definitions>
  <definition term="<config> string required">
    Path to the codex.yml configuration file.
    **Constraints:** symbolic links not allowed, must exist, extensions: yml, yaml, supports `~` home expansion
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]strict">
    Treat warnings as errors.
    **Default:** `false`
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]fetch-latest">
    Fetch the HEAD of each branch instead of the pinned ref.
    **Default:** `false`
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]assume-cloned">
    Skip cloning; assume repositories are already on disk.
    **Default:** `false`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-l --log-level enum">
    Minimum log level.
    **Values:** trace, debug, information, warning, error, critical, none
    **Default:** `information`
  </definition>
  <definition term="-c --config-source enum">
    Override the configuration source: local, remote
    **Values:** local, remote, embedded
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]skip-private-repositories">
    Skip cloning private repositories
  </definition>
</definitions>