# octopus project clone

Clone a project in Octopus Deploy

```text
Usage:
  octopus project clone [flags]

Flags:
  -n, --name string          Name of the project
  -d, --description string   Description of the project
      --source string        Name of the source project
  -g, --group string         Project group of the project
  -l, --lifecycle string     Lifecycle of the project

Global Flags:
  -h, --help                   Show help for a command
      --no-prompt              Disable prompting in interactive mode
  -f, --output-format string   Specify the output format for a command ("json", "table", or "basic") (default "table")
  -s, --space string           Specify the space for operations

```

## Examples

:::div{.success}
**Octopus Samples instance**

Many of the examples we use, reference the [samples instance](https://samples.octopus.app/app#/users/sign-in) of Octopus Deploy. If you'd like to explore the samples instance, you can log in as a guest.
:::

```bash
octopus project clone
octopus project clone --name 'New Project' --source 'Old Project'
octopus project clone --name 'Deploy web app 2' --source 'Deploy web app' --lifecycle 'Test Only Lifecycle' --group 'Web App Project Group'

```

## Learn more

- [Octopus CLI](/docs/octopus-rest-api/cli)
- [Creating API keys](/docs/octopus-rest-api/how-to-create-an-api-key)