With git, you clone the entire repository, and the full history of the repository. There are some workaround solutions to be able to get a single file out of a git archive, listed on a Stack Exchange …

Jul 24, 2016 · git clone is for creating copy of that repository on your system. You want to update that repository with new changes ?

Sep 25, 2014 · When you establish a SSH connection, it is going to be independent for every server. You should mention what sort of server are you using. For instance, GitHub, BitBucket or a private one.

May 27, 2024 · Turns out the permissions of the folder I was attempting to clone into were locked, so I was using sudo causing ubuntu to look for the key in the wrong place. I simply did a sudo chmod 777 …

Dec 16, 2021 · If you want to use git clone on a local directory, it's not possible. First, you have to covert the local directory into the local repository by initializing git inside that directory by running the git init …

Feb 4, 2019 · I tried the following: git config core.fileMode false, with this result fatal: not in a git directory git config --global core.filemode false git config --add --global core.filemode false Nothing seems to …

Apr 12, 2021 · Can also use apt list git. Easy for new users. Either it says [installed] or doesn't.

Jun 19, 2015 · 0 This means that the remote server does not have a repo at ~/git/example.com I suspect you have the address wrong. Most git addresses will be something like [email protected]:project.git. …

Feb 15, 2022 · 2 I am attempting to clone a git repo from inside an ubuntu 20 server, but after it permanently adds my ECSDA key, I get the following error: [email protected]: Permission denied …

Jul 26, 2017 · git clone works, naturally, but there are cases when it doesn't make sense to install git just to download a repo.