diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e31eca0..336eadb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ A simple Node.js wrapper for the Git CLI. The API is based on
     repo = git "path/to/repo"
     # => #<Repo>
 
+
+Clone a repository:
+
+    git = require 'gift'
+
+    git.clone "git@host:path/to/remote/repo.git", "path/to/local/clone/repo", (err, _repo) ->
+      repo = _repo
+      # => #<Repo>
+
 ## Repo
 ### `Repo#path`
 `String` - The path to the repository.
diff --git a/src/index.coffee b/src/index.coffee
index 42ea7fb..1e4aa8c 100644
--- a/src/index.coffee
+++ b/src/index.coffee
@@ -18,3 +18,15 @@ Git.init = (path, callback) ->
   , (err, stdout, stderr) ->
     return callback err if err
     return callback err, (new Repo path)
+
+# Public: Clone a git repository.
+# 
+# repository - The repository to clone from.
+# path       - The directory to clone into.
+# callback   - Receives `(err, repo)`.
+# 
+Git.clone = (repository, path, callback) ->
+  bash = "git clone #{repository} #{path}"
+  exec bash, (err, stdout, stderr) ->
+    return callback err if err
+    return callback err, (new Repo path)
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diff --git a/test/index.test.coffee b/test/index.test.coffee
index 784bf44..25342b3 100644
--- a/test/index.test.coffee
+++ b/test/index.test.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 should = require 'should'
 git    = require '../src'
 Repo   = require '../src/repo'
+{exec} = require 'child_process'
 
 describe "git", ->
   describe "()", ->
@@ -8,3 +9,19 @@ describe "git", ->
     
     it "returns a Repo", ->
       repo.should.be.an.instanceof Repo
+
+  describe "clone()", ->
+    @timeout 30000
+    repo = null
+    newRepositoryDir = "#{__dirname}/fixtures/clone"
+    before (done) ->
+      git.clone "git@github.com:sentientwaffle/gift.git", newRepositoryDir, (err, _repo) ->
+        repo = _repo
+        done err
+    it "clone a repository", (done) ->
+      repo.should.be.an.instanceof Repo
+      repo.remote_list (err, remotes) ->
+        remotes.should.have.length 1
+        done()
+    after (done) ->
+      exec "rm -rf #{newRepositoryDir}", done
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