On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 12:29 AM Ciro Santilli <ciro.santilli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > At v2.19.0 I was trying to clone a fetch just a single directory: > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/600079/how-do-i-clone-a-subdirectory-only-of-a-git-repository/52269934#52269934 > > I got really close with: > > git clone --depth 1 --no-checkout --filter=blob:none \ > "file://$(pwd)/server_repo" local_repo > cd local_repo > git checkout master -- mydir/ > > The only missing thing is that uneeded tree objects are still being fetched. > > If I had a: > > git clone --filter=none > > for example then that would be done. > > Nothing major since those are small, but just looking for the perfect > command :-) You might be pleased to hear about a series floating on the mailing list, that started at https://public-inbox.org/git/cover.1533854545.git.matvore@xxxxxxxxxx/ and promised to filter trees away, and its latest version can be found at https://public-inbox.org/git/cover.1536081438.git.matvore@xxxxxxxxxx/ Thanks, Stefan
