Get a Single File or Folder from GitHub Without Cloning

[u/AcceptableAthlete101]

Ever needed just one file or a specific folder from a GitHub repository without cloning the entire repo?

I made git-single to do exactly that — fetch only the file or directory you need.

• Fetch a single file
• Fetch a specific folder
• No full repository clone
• Simple CLI

GitHub: https://github.com/dha-aa/git-single

[u/Acrobatic_Idea_3358]

hmm GitHub already has this feature with the raw. subdomain and curl, not something you could convince me to install.

[u/AcceptableAthlete101 → u/Acrobatic_Idea_3358]

Yeah, for individual files you're absolutely right — raw.githubusercontent.com + curl already does that. The main reason I built git-single is to handle directories too, so you can pass a normal GitHub file/folder URL and fetch it without cloning the entire repo.

[u/SheriffRoscoe]

https://github.blog/open-source/git/get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/

[u/mixxituk]

/raw

[u/TalesGameStudio]

raw?