diff --git a/nushell/config/gclone.nu b/nushell/config/gclone.nu
index 611f233..b83a414 100644
--- a/nushell/config/gclone.nu
+++ b/nushell/config/gclone.nu
@@ -1,13 +1,129 @@
 # gclone aliases
 def _gclone_dirs [] {
-    let slashes = ($env.GCLONE_PATH | split row "/" | length) + 2
-    open ([$env.GCLONE_PATH, .cdgcache] | path join)
-        | lines
-        | where { ($in | split row "/" | length) >= $slashes }
+    let slashes = ($env.GCLONE_PATH | split row "/" | length) + 3
+
+    _ls ($env.GCLONE_PATH + "/**")
+        | each { $in.name }
+        | where { ($in | split row "/" | length) <= $slashes }
         | each { $in | split row "/" | last }
         | sort
         | uniq
 }
 
-def-env cdg [key: string@_gclone_dirs] { cd (CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 pgd $key) }
+def --env cdg [key: string@_gclone_dirs] {
+    let dir = _ls ($env.GCLONE_PATH + "/**")
+        | where { ($in.name | path basename) == $key }
+
+    match ($dir | length) {
+        0 => {
+            print (
+                (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+                (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+                (ansi reset) + " no such file or directory"
+            )
+            return
+        }
+
+        1 => {
+            cd ($dir.name)
+        }
+
+        _ => {
+            print (
+                (ansi attr_bold) + "info:" +
+                (ansi reset) + " multiple entries found, please select one"
+            )
+
+            echo $dir
+
+            print (
+                (ansi --escape 'A') +
+                (ansi attr_bold) + "Enter your choice: " + (ansi reset)
+            )
+
+            let choice = input
+
+            if not ($choice =~ "^[0-9]*$") {
+                print (
+                    (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+                    (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+                    (ansi reset) + " couldn't parse integer"
+                )
+                return
+            }
+
+            let choice = $choice | into int
+
+            if $choice >= ($dir | length) {
+                print (
+                    (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+                    (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+                    (ansi reset) + " integer is outside range"
+                )
+                return
+            }
+
+            cd ($dir | get $choice | get name)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+def gclone [repo_url: string] {
+
+    let attr = if ($repo_url | str starts-with "https://") {
+        $repo_url | parse "https://{server}/{owner}/{repo}" | get 0
+    } else if ($repo_url | str starts-with "http://") {
+        $repo_url | parse "http://{server}/{owner}/{repo}" | get 0
+    } else if ($repo_url | str starts-with "git@") {
+        $repo_url | parse "git@{server}:{owner}/{repo}" | get 0
+    } else {
+        print (
+            (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+            (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+            (ansi reset) + " failed to parse repo url"
+        )
+        return
+    }
+
+    let server = $attr.server
+    let owner = $attr.owner
+    let repo = $attr.repo
+
+    let target = [$env.GCLONE_PATH, $server, $owner, $repo] | path join
+
+    if ($target | path exists) {
+        print (
+            (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+            (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+            (ansi reset) + " clone target already exists"
+        )
+        return
+    }
+
+    let clone_url = if $env.GCLONE_FORCE_SSH {
+        $attr | format "git@{server}:{owner}/{repo}"
+    } else {
+        $repo_url
+    }
+
+    print -n (
+        (ansi attr_bold) + "info:" +
+        (ansi reset) + " cloning " + $clone_url + "..."
+    )
+
+    let clone = do { git clone --recurse-submodules $clone_url $target } | complete
+
+    if $clone.exit_code == 0 {
+        print " done!"
+    } else {
+        print (
+            "\n" + (ansi red_bold) + "error" +
+            (ansi reset) + (ansi attr_bold) + ":" +
+            (ansi reset) + " clone failed:"
+        )
+
+        print -n $clone.stderr
+    }
+
+}
 
diff --git a/nushell/env.nu b/nushell/env.nu
index 856fe95..fb9cf72 100644
--- a/nushell/env.nu
+++ b/nushell/env.nu
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ $env.RUST_BACKTRACE = full
 
 # Gclone env
 $env.GCLONE_PATH = '/home/thomas/git'
-$env.GCLONE_FORCE_SSH = 'true'
+$env.GCLONE_FORCE_SSH = true
 
 # Python virtual env
 $env.VIRTUAL_ENV = '/home/thomas/.venv'