diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/conduit/ConduitAPI_diffusion_branchquery_Method.php b/src/applications/diffusion/conduit/ConduitAPI_diffusion_branchquery_Method.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/conduit/ConduitAPI_diffusion_branchquery_Method.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/conduit/ConduitAPI_diffusion_branchquery_Method.php
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     return $this->processBranchRefs($request, $refs);
   }
 
-  protected function getSVNResult() {
+  protected function getSVNResult(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
     // Since SVN doesn't have meaningful branches, just return nothing for all
     // queries.
     return array();
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryController.php b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryController.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryController.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/controller/DiffusionRepositoryController.php
@@ -183,8 +183,10 @@
         $uri = new PhutilURI(PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI($repo_path));
 
         if ($repository->isSVN()) {
+          $label = pht('Checkout (SSH)');
           $uri->setProtocol('svn+ssh');
         } else {
+          $label = pht('Clone (SSH)');
           $uri->setProtocol('ssh');
         }
 
@@ -196,11 +198,12 @@
         $uri->setPort(PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('diffusion.ssh-port'));
 
         $clone_uri = $this->renderCloneURI(
+          $repository,
           $uri,
           $serve_ssh,
           '/settings/panel/ssh/');
 
-        $view->addProperty(pht('Clone URI (SSH)'), $clone_uri);
+        $view->addProperty(pht('Checkout (SSH)'), $clone_uri);
       }
 
       $serve_http = $repository->getServeOverHTTP();
@@ -208,12 +211,19 @@
         $http_uri = PhabricatorEnv::getProductionURI($repo_path);
 
         $clone_uri = $this->renderCloneURI(
+          $repository,
           $http_uri,
           $serve_http,
           PhabricatorEnv::getEnvConfig('diffusion.allow-http-auth')
             ? '/settings/panel/vcspassword/'
             : null);
 
+        if ($repository->isSVN()) {
+          $label = pht('Checkout (HTTP)');
+        } else {
+          $label = pht('Clone (HTTP)');
+        }
+
         $view->addProperty(pht('Clone URI (HTTP)'), $clone_uri);
       }
     } else {
@@ -221,14 +231,16 @@
         case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_GIT:
         case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_MERCURIAL:
           $view->addProperty(
-            pht('Clone URI'),
+            pht('Clone'),
             $this->renderCloneURI(
+              $repository,
               $repository->getPublicRemoteURI()));
           break;
         case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_SVN:
           $view->addProperty(
-            pht('Repository Root'),
+            pht('Checkout'),
             $this->renderCloneURI(
+              $repository,
               $repository->getPublicRemoteURI()));
           break;
       }
@@ -548,6 +560,7 @@
   }
 
   private function renderCloneURI(
+    PhabricatorRepository $repository,
     $uri,
     $serve_mode = null,
     $manage_uri = null) {
@@ -556,11 +569,23 @@
 
     Javelin::initBehavior('select-on-click');
 
+    switch ($repository->getVersionControlSystem()) {
+      case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_GIT:
+        $command = csprintf('git clone %s %s', $uri, $repository->getName());
+        break;
+      case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_MERCURIAL:
+        $command = csprintf('hg clone %s %s', $uri, $repository->getName());
+        break;
+      case PhabricatorRepositoryType::REPOSITORY_TYPE_SVN:
+        $command = csprintf('svn checkout %s %s', $uri, $repository->getName());
+        break;
+    }
+
     $input = javelin_tag(
       'input',
       array(
         'type' => 'text',
-        'value' => (string)$uri,
+        'value' => (string)$command,
         'class' => 'diffusion-clone-uri',
         'sigil' => 'select-on-click',
         'readonly' => 'true',