Retrieving a single file from a Git repo it’s not possible …yet. However, there are few workarounds that could get the job done.
Prerequisites
- Git
Solution(s)
git archive Download a single file (README.md in this case) from a remote in current directory:
git archive --remote=[email protected]:foo/bar.git HEAD README.md | tar -x
wget / curl You can always use CLI tools such as wget and curl to download the blob file.
wget <URL> -O testfile
curl <URL> > testfile
Conclusion
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