Same can be done using git and tar mkdir -p <out_dir> && git archive --remote=<remote> --format=tar.gz <branch> <files...> | tar -xzC <out_dir> Strangely,

Same can be done using git and tar mkdir -p <out_dir> && git archive --remote=<remote> --format=tar.gz <branch> <files...> | tar -xzC <out_dir> Strangely, github does not support this, so tested with bitbucket.