git export from github remote repository

Question

I\'d like to export from github remote repository, not cloning it. Similar to svn export, I do not want to get .git folder with it. I can work around it by cloning and remov

Answer 1

If your goal is to limit the quantity of information exchanged with the server, have you considered using clone with --depth? You would still need to remove the (much reduced) .git subdirectory though:

git clone --depth=1 git@github.com:xxx/yyy.git && rm -rf yyy/.git