How to use Git archive In GIT
The git archive command is the most direct way to export a repository or part of it without the .git directory.
Exporting the Entire Repository
git archive --format=tar --output=repo.tar HEAD
This creates a tarball (repo.tar) of the current HEAD.
Exporting a Specific Branch
git archive --format=tar --output=repo.tar branch-name
This creates a tarball of the specified branch.
Exporting to a Directory
You can combine git archive with tar to extract directly to a directory:
git archive HEAD | tar -x -C /path/to/destination
How to do a Git Export like SVN Export?
In Git, there isn’t a built-in command equivalent to SVN’s export that directly exports a clean copy of the repository without any version control metadata. However, you can achieve a similar result using various Git commands combined with some additional steps. Below is a method to emulate the behavior of SVN’s export in Git:
Table of Content
- Using Git archive
- Using rsync After Cloning
- Using Git Checkout in a Temporary Directory
- Manually Copying Files
- Steps to Copy the Files Manually
- Summary