k...@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) writes: > Alternatively, is it possible to tell git "I only want to clone one > subdirectory" (namely build-aux)? All the incantations I tried failed.
If you just want an up-to-date copy of the build-aux directory,
then the following works for me:
git archive --remote=git.sv.gnu.org:/srv/git/gnulib.git \
refs/heads/master build-aux > build-aux.tar
It doesn't work for me with a git:// remote, only via SSH.
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Ben Pfaff
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