git clone, ignoring a directory

Question

I\'m trying to test something on a wordpress install. In doing so, I\'d like to quickly replicate the repo. However, the upload directory (wp-content/uploads) i

Answer 1

A bit late to the party, but: Don't you want a sparse checkout?

mkdir  && cd 
git init
git remote add –f  

Enable sparse-checkout:

git config core.sparsecheckout true

Configure sparse-checkout by listing your desired sub-trees in .git/info/sparse-checkout:

echo some/dir/ >> .git/info/sparse-checkout
echo another/sub/tree >> .git/info/sparse-checkout

Checkout from the remote:

git pull  

See http://jasonkarns.com/blog/subdirectory-checkouts-with-git-sparse-checkout/ for more info.