code: def clone(self, remote_url, path=None, use_sudo=False, user=None):
          
  
          cmd = 'git clone --quiet %s' % remote_url
          if path is not None:
              cmd = cmd + ' %s' % path
  
          if use_sudo and user is None:
              run_as_root(cmd)
          elif use_sudo:
              sudo(cmd, user=user)
          else:
              run(cmd)
docs: Clone a remote Git repository into a new directory.
  
          :param remote_url: URL of the remote repository to clone.
          :type remote_url: str
  
          :param path: Path of the working copy directory.  Must not exist yet.
          :type path: str
  
          :param use_sudo: If ``True`` execute ``git`` with
                           :func:`fabric.operations.sudo`, else with
                           :func:`fabric.operations.run`.
          :type use_sudo: bool
  
          :param user: If ``use_sudo is True``, run :func:`fabric.operations.sudo`
                       with the given user.  If ``use_sudo is False`` this parameter
                       has no effect.
          :type user: str