diff --git a/new/helpers_test.go b/new/helpers_test.go
index 60e699a..07d1289 100644
--- a/new/helpers_test.go
+++ b/new/helpers_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package new
 
 import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,20 +21,20 @@ func checkFatal(t *testing.T, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-//func newTempDir(t *testing.T) string {
-//	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "git-get-repo-")
-//	checkFatal(t, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed creating test repo directory"))
-//
-//	// Automatically remove repo when test is over
-//	t.Cleanup(func() {
-//		err := os.RemoveAll(dir)
-//		if err != nil {
-//			t.Errorf("failed cleaning up repo")
-//		}
-//	})
-//
-//	return dir
-//}
+func newTempDir(t *testing.T) string {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "git-get-repo-")
+	checkFatal(t, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed creating test repo directory"))
+
+	// Automatically remove repo when test is over
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		err := os.RemoveAll(dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed cleaning up repo")
+		}
+	})
+
+	return dir
+}
 
 func newTestRepo(t *testing.T) *git.Repository {
 	fs := memfs.New()
diff --git a/new/repo.go b/new/repo.go
index 5a37885..e00950f 100644
--- a/new/repo.go
+++ b/new/repo.go
@@ -1,8 +1,47 @@
 package new
 
-import "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/cache"
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/storage/filesystem"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+)
 
 type Repo struct {
 	repo   *git.Repository
 	Status *RepoStatus
 }
+
+func CloneRepo(url string, path billy.Filesystem) (r *Repo, err error) {
+	opts := &git.CloneOptions{
+		URL:               url,
+		Auth:              nil,
+		RemoteName:        git.DefaultRemoteName,
+		ReferenceName:     "",
+		SingleBranch:      false,
+		NoCheckout:        false,
+		Depth:             0,
+		RecurseSubmodules: git.NoRecurseSubmodules,
+		Progress:          os.Stdout,
+		Tags:              git.AllTags,
+	}
+
+	dotgit, _ := path.Chroot(git.GitDirName)
+	s := filesystem.NewStorage(dotgit, cache.NewObjectLRUDefault())
+
+	repo, err := git.Clone(s, path, opts)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed cloning repo")
+	}
+
+	r = &Repo{
+		repo: repo,
+	}
+	return r, nil
+}
diff --git a/new/repo_test.go b/new/repo_test.go
index 7838576..c838d2a 100644
--- a/new/repo_test.go
+++ b/new/repo_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,44 @@
 package new
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/memfs"
+)
+
+func TestRepoCloneInMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	path := memfs.New()
+	repo, err := CloneRepo("https://github.com/grdl/dotfiles", path)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	wt, err := repo.repo.Worktree()
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	files, err := wt.Filesystem.ReadDir("")
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Cloned repo should contain files")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRepoCloneOnDisk(t *testing.T) {
+	path := osfs.New(newTempDir(t))
+	repo, err := CloneRepo("https://github.com/grdl/dotfiles", path)
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	wt, err := repo.repo.Worktree()
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	files, err := wt.Filesystem.ReadDir("")
+	checkFatal(t, err)
+
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Cloned repo should contain files")
+	}
+}
 
 func TestRepoEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	repo := newTestRepo(t)
diff --git a/new/status.go b/new/status.go
index aca14f5..78751ae 100644
--- a/new/status.go
+++ b/new/status.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (r *Repo) LoadStatus() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// hasUntracked returns true if there's any untracked file in the worktree
+// hasUntracked returns true if there are any untracked files in the worktree
 func hasUntracked(status git.Status) bool {
 	for _, fs := range status {
 		if fs.Worktree == git.Untracked {
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ func hasUntracked(status git.Status) bool {
 		}
 	}
 	return false
+
 }
diff --git a/pkg/url.go b/pkg/url.go
index 99b1b7a..6506678 100644
--- a/pkg/url.go
+++ b/pkg/url.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 var scpSyntax = regexp.MustCompile(`^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)@([a-zA-Z0-9._-]+):(.*)$`)
 
 func ParseURL(rawURL string) (url *urlpkg.URL, err error) {
-	// If rawURL matches SCP-like syntax, convert it into a URL.
-	// eg, "git@github.com:user/repo" becomes "ssh://git@github.com/user/repo".
+	// If rawURL matches the SCP-like syntax, convert it into a standard ssh URL.
+	// eg, git@github.com:user/repo => ssh://git@github.com/user/repo
 	if m := scpSyntax.FindStringSubmatch(rawURL); m != nil {
 		url = &urlpkg.URL{
 			Scheme: "ssh",