clone-dir

clone-dir

Clone a subdirectory from a GitHub repository easily using npx.

Description

clone-dir is a command-line tool that allows you to clone a specific subdirectory from a GitHub repository without cloning the entire repo. It uses Git's sparse checkout feature to efficiently download only the files you need.

Installation

You don't need to install this package globally. You can run it directly using npx:

npx clone-dir <github-url> <target-dir>

Usage

To use clone-dir, run the following command:

npx clone-dir <github-url> <target-dir>

Replace <github-url> with the URL of the GitHub subdirectory you want to clone, and <target-dir> with the local directory where you want to clone the files.

Example

To clone the examples/expo-router subdirectory from the nativewind/nativewind repository:

npx clone-dir https://github.com/nativewind/nativewind/tree/main/examples/expo-router my-expo-router-example

This will clone only the examples/expo-router subdirectory and its contents into the my-expo-router-example directory.

Features

• Clone specific subdirectories from GitHub repositories
• Uses Git's sparse checkout for efficient cloning
• No need to clone entire repositories when you only need a subset of files

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.