3 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 8762b4a..334664f 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Here you can find a list of annotated _go-git_ examples:
 - [open](open/main.go) - Opening a existing repository cloned by _git_
 - [clone](clone/main.go) - Cloning a repository
 - [remotes](remotes/main.go) - Working with remotes: adding, removing, etc
+- [progress](progress/main.go) - Priting the progress information from the sideband
 
 ### Advanced
 - [custom_http](custom_http/main.go) - Replacing the HTTP client using a custom one
diff --git a/examples/common_test.go b/examples/common_test.go
index 1059f4b..e75b492 100644
--- a/examples/common_test.go
+++ b/examples/common_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var args = map[string][]string{
 	"showcase":    []string{defaultURL},
 	"custom_http": []string{defaultURL},
 	"clone":       []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
+	"progress":    []string{defaultURL, tempFolder()},
 	"open":        []string{filepath.Join(cloneRepository(defaultURL, tempFolder()), ".git")},
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/progress/main.go b/examples/progress/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0e4c1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/progress/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4"
+	. "gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4/examples"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	CheckArgs("<url>", "<directory>")
+	url := os.Args[1]
+	directory := os.Args[2]
+
+	r, err := git.NewFilesystemRepository(directory)
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// as git does, when you make a clone, pull or some other operations, the
+	// server sends information via the sideband, this information can being
+	// collected provinding a io.Writer to the repository
+	r.Progress = os.Stdout
+
+	// Clone the given repository to the given directory
+	Info("git clone %s %s", url, directory)
+
+	err = r.Clone(&git.CloneOptions{
+		URL:   url,
+		Depth: 1,
+	})
+
+	CheckIfError(err)
+}