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

One way to achieve this is to use the SVN support offered by GIT.

Steps to perform as root one off are (for Cent os);

yum install git

yum install subversion

Then to do a selective export the following syntax should be used:

svn export  /   --no-auth-cache --force --username 

If you do not use parameter --no-auth-cache when prompted to save the password type "no" for security reasons, or it will be saved unencrypted.

When translating from the GIT notation to the SVN notation the following mapping applies; replace "tree/master" with "trunk" for master replace "tree/branch_name" with "branches/branch_name" for branches

This works for both files and directories.