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Git Sparse Checkout

Steps to perform a sparse checkout from a single subfolder of a given repository, using Git Bash (ex.: Project001 from https://github.com/MariMendM/devops-sandbox):

1. Create a directory:

   mkdir /home/ubuntu/devops-sandbox
   cd /home/ubuntu/devops-sandbox
   

2. Start a Git repository:

   git init
   

3. Track repository:

   git remote add -f origin https://github.com/MariMendM/devops-sandbox
   

4. Enable the tree check feature:

   git config core.sparseCheckout true
   

5. Create a file "sparse-checkout" in the path ".git/info" (the hidden folder ".git" was created by 'git init'):

   touch .git/info/sparse-checkout
   

6. Edit created file to input the name of the sub folder to be cloned:

   echo 'Project001' >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
   

7. Download with pull, not clone:

   git pull origin master