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That’s a hefty repository if all you want [1] is part of it. Subversion offers a way to download just a subdirectory; is there an analogous solution for Git? [

That’s a hefty repository if all you want [1] is part of it. Subversion offers a way to download just a subdirectory; is there an analogous solution for Git? [1]: https://github.com/HimbeersaftLP/ios-safari-remote-debug-kit/blob/bfa15e7/src/generate.sh#L16-L19 https://github.com/HimbeersaftLP/ios-safari-remote-debug-kit...

a_t48 4y ago
`git subtree` but it might still download the whole history
- cerved 4y ago
  subtree is for extracting / pulling a subtree, a different problem
  - a_t48 4y ago
    Is a sub tree not a folder? I recall using it before for syncing subsets or another repo.
gman83 4y ago
sparse-checkout -- https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/ https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-s...
- cerved 4y ago
  no, that's still a full download, just the checkout is sparse
notriddle 4y ago
GitHub does: https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/importing-your-projects-to-github/working-with-subversion-on-github/support-for-subversion-clients https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/importing-your-projec...
cerved 4y ago
you're looking for partial clone https://git-scm.com/docs/partial-clone https://git-scm.com/docs/partial-clone