code: def clone(url, path=None, remove=True):
      
      clean = True
      if path and os.path.isdir(path):
          if not remove:
              clean = False
          else:
              shutil.rmtree(path)
      if clean:
          stdout = run('clone %s %s' % (url, path or ''))
          into = stdout.splitlines()[0].split("'")[1]
          path_to_clone = os.path.realpath(into)
      else:
          path_to_clone = path
      old_dir = _working_dirs[0]
      _working_dirs[0] = path_to_clone
      config('user.name', 'Release Script')
      config('user.email', 'gitlab@wwts.com')
      _working_dirs[0] = old_dir
      return path_to_clone
docs: Clone a local repo from that URL to that path
  
      If path is not given, then use the git default: same as repo name
      If path is given and remove is True
          then the path is removed before cloning
  
      Because this is run from a script it is assumed that user should be Admin
          so set config user values for the GitLab Admin