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diff --git a/_examples/clone/main.go b/_examples/clone/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"srcd.works/go-git.v4"
+	. "srcd.works/go-git.v4/examples"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	CheckArgs("<url>", "<directory>")
+	url := os.Args[1]
+	directory := os.Args[2]
+
+	// Clone the given repository to the given directory
+	Info("git clone %s %s", url, directory)
+
+	r, err := git.PlainClone(directory, false, &git.CloneOptions{
+		URL:   url,
+		Depth: 1,
+	})
+
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// ... retrieving the branch being pointed by HEAD
+	ref, err := r.Head()
+	CheckIfError(err)
+	// ... retrieving the commit object
+	commit, err := r.Commit(ref.Hash())
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	fmt.Println(commit)
+}