# clone

`import { clone } from "destack:bytes";`

Clone bytes into immutable storage.

```ds title="clone"
export function clone(bytes: &'a readonly [uint8]): readonly [uint8]
```

[language/library/src/bytes/bytes.ds:244:246](https://github.com/destack-sh/destack/blob/main/language/library/src/bytes/bytes.ds#L244-L246)