Specific branch

Learn to archive a specific branch.

Archiving Branches

git archive is not limited to HEAD by default. You can package files from any branch by specifying its name at the end of the command.

git archive -o ana-dal.tar main
git archive -o test.tar staging

You can easily export a snapshot of any branch without switching your current working branch.

Archiving Tags and Subdirectories

Along with branch names, Git tags or commit references can also be used. It is also possible to export only a specific subdirectory of the repository.

git archive -o v1.0.tar v1.0.0
git archive -o belgeler.tar main docs/

This allows you to isolate and package only release documents or library components from large repositories.

Exercise Archive a Specific Branch

You are currently on the gelistirme branch. Without switching your branch, archive the kararli branch with --output=kararli.tar kararli. Then list the contents with tar -tf kararli.tar.

Show example solution

git init -q
git config user.name "Dev"
git config user.email "dev@example.com"
echo "kararli surum" > kararli.txt
git add kararli.txt
git commit -q -m "Kararli commit"
git branch kararli

git checkout -q -b gelistirme
echo "yeni kod" > test.txt
git add test.txt
git commit -q -m "Gelistirme calismasi"

git archive --output=kararli.tar kararli
tar -tf kararli.tar

Test yourself

What should be done to archive the <code>main</code> branch while on the development branch?
- Only HEAD can be archived, branch names are not allowed
- Pass main as the target reference to git archive
- Run git checkout main first, then git clone
- Delete the development branch and clone again
Show answer

Pass main as the target reference to git archive — `git archive` accepts any commit, tag, or branch name as reference; you can run `git archive -o out.tar main` without switching branches.

Archive the v2 Branch

git archive --output=surum2.tar ____

Show answer

git archive --output=surum2.tar v2

Reference Types

main

Snapshot of the main branch
v1.0.0

Archive of the tagged release
HEAD

Reference to the latest commit
main docs/

Archives a specific subfolder

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