How to checkout a specific folder from repository?

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#2,083 opened on Mar 8, 2024 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 5/5
Estimated time: Over a week
Newbie friendliness: 20/100

Issue type: Feature
Clarity: Needs clarification
Activity status: Stale
Tech stack: csharp, git
Domain: devtools

Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing LibGit2Sharp's repository and checkout documentation for folder-level checkout support; done means a documented, reproducible answer or a clearly scoped implementation request.

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Description

How to checkout a specific folder from a repository using libgit2sharp library.

I want only 1 folder from a repository, could you please help me to find the possibile solution to checkout a specific folder from a repository.

Dominant language: C#
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