Git-fetch-file – Sync files from other repos with commit tracking and safety

Fetch and sync individual files or globs from other Git repositories, with commit tracking and local-change protection

git-fetch-file(1) is a utility for importing specific files from other Git repositories into your own project while keeping a manifest (.git-remote-files) that remembers where they came from and what commit they belong to.

It’s like a mini submodule, but for just the files you want.

Features

Pull a single file or glob from a remote Git repo

Track origin, commit, and comments in .git-remote-files

Optionally overwrite local changes with --force

Update tracked commits with --save

Simple CLI interface

Installation

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