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Retrieve single file from remote repository with git.
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gistfile1.sh
git archive --remote {remote repository} {branch name/tree-ish} {file path} | tar -x --strip-components={directory depth}
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gistfile2.sh
# Use any of the following commands if the tar command does not support --strip-components
git archive --remote {remote repository} {branch name/tree-ish} {file path} | tar -x --strip-path={directory depth}
(git archive --remote {remote repository} {branch name/tree-ish} {file path} | tar -x -O ) > {file name}
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