git-ripper
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CLI tool that lets you download specific folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire repo.
Download specific folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire codebase
Installation • Usage • Features • Examples • Configuration • Troubleshooting • Contributing • License
Have you ever needed just a single component from a massive repository? Or wanted to reference a specific configuration directory without downloading gigabytes of code? Git-ripper solves this problem by letting you extract and download only the folders you need, saving bandwidth, time, and disk space.
npm install -g git-ripper
This installs Git-ripper as a global command-line tool accessible from anywhere in your terminal.
npx git-ripper <github-folder-url>
Run Git-ripper directly without installation using npx.
git-ripper https://github.com/username/repository/tree/branch/folder
git-ripper https://github.com/username/repository/tree/branch/folder -o ./my-output-folder
git-ripper https://github.com/username/repository/tree/branch/folder --zip
git-ripper https://github.com/username/repository/tree/branch/folder --tar="my-archive.tar"
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-o, --output <directory> | Specify output directory | Current directory |
--zip [filename] | Create ZIP archive of downloaded content | - |
--tar [filename] | Create TAR archive of downloaded content | - |
--compression-level <level> | Set compression level (1-9) | 6 |
-V, --version | Show version number | - |
-h, --help | Show help | - |
# Download React DOM package
git-ripper https://github.com/facebook/react/tree/main/packages/react-dom
# Extract VS Code build configuration
git-ripper https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/tree/main/build -o ./vscode-build-config
# Get Node.js documentation
git-ripper https://github.com/nodejs/node/tree/main/doc -o ./node-docs
# Extract Tailwind components
git-ripper https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/tree/master/src/components -o ./tailwind-components
# Download React DOM package and create a ZIP archive
git-ripper https://github.com/facebook/react/tree/main/packages/react-dom --zip
# Extract VS Code build configuration with maximum compression
git-ripper https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/tree/main/build --tar --compression-level=9
Git-ripper operates in four stages:
Git-ripper works out of the box without configuration. For rate-limited GitHub API usage, authentication support is under development.
Error: Request failed with status code 403
Solution: GitHub limits unauthenticated API requests. Wait a few minutes and try again.
Error: Invalid GitHub URL format
Solution: Ensure your URL follows the pattern: https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/branch/folder
Error: Path not found in repository
Solution: Verify the folder path exists in the specified branch and repository.
Contributions make the open-source community an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions to Git-ripper are greatly appreciated.
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')git push origin feature/amazing-feature)See the open issues for a list of proposed features and known issues.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Made with ❤️ by sairajB
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FAQs
CLI tool that lets you download specific folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire repo.
The npm package git-ripper receives a total of 54 weekly downloads. As such, git-ripper popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that git-ripper demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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