git clone and checkout in a single command
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The following is the command I use to checkout a specific commit.
git clone git://repo.git/repo123
git checkout <commitID>
I want to do the above in one step - using a git clone command only.
The reason why I want to do this is, repo123 is very huge. So checking out the commit I want will save me a lot of time.
I am aware of --depth
option. But in this case, it is of no use. Can anyone tell me how to do it?
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
git clone u://r/l --branch x
still clones everything but sets the local HEAD to that branch so it's the one checked out.
> --branch <name>
> -b <name>
>Instead of pointing the newly created HEAD to the branch pointed to by the cloned repository’s HEAD, point to <name>
branch instead. In a non-bare repository, this is the branch that will be checked out. --branch
can also take tags and detaches the HEAD at that commit in the resulting repository.
Solution 2 - Git
Is your problem the checkout being to large or the repository itself?
As git clone
, well, clones a repository you usually get the whole repository in its full size. (unless you are doing a shallow clone as you already suggested.)
If it's really about the checkout of the wrong branch git help clone
says:
--no-checkout, -n
No checkout of HEAD is performed after the clone is complete.
After cloning with -n
you can manually check out
Solution 3 - Git
I was running into a same situation and it worked well with the Git Clone Command with --depth
. And specify the branch-name/commit/Tag-Name at the end of the command with -b
parameter.
Syntax:
git clone --depth 1 github.com:ORG-NAME/Repo.git -b <Branch-Name/Commit-Number/TAG>
Solution 4 - Git
I think you just want to be able to "walk away" and return when both steps have completed. I use this line for two long-running commands on a single line -- and I like to "time" the overall action.
The trick is the semi-colon between each command.
$ time (git clone git://repo.git/repo123 ; git checkout <commitID>)