git-archive:tldr:020fe

git-archive: Create a tar archive from the contents of a specific directory.

$ git archive --output=${filename-tar} HEAD:${path-to-directory}

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The git archive command is used to create a compressed archive file containing the contents of a specific commit or branch in a Git repository.

In this command, --output=${filename-tar} specifies the name of the output archive file. ${filename-tar} is a variable that should be replaced with the desired name of the archive file, typically ending with the .tar extension.

HEAD:${path-to-directory} is a reference to the commit or branch and the directory path from where the contents should be included in the archive. HEAD refers to the latest commit on the current branch. ${path-to-directory} should be replaced with the actual directory path from which you want to create the archive. It can be a single file or a directory containing multiple files and directories.

To summarize, the command creates a compressed archive file (e.g., tar file) containing the contents of a specific commit or branch, limited to the specified directory path, and saves it with the provided filename.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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