Fetch specific file from repository using GIT

Question

I would like to checkout a single file from a remote git-repository.

Is there a way to checkout a single file from a remote git-repository, without checking out the other commits?

EDIT:

Following the answers, I've realized that i can do a git fetch, and then a git checkout origin/branch path/to/file, which works great.

Related: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1178389/browse-and-display-files-in-a-git-repo-without-cloning — Josh Lee, Sep 23 '10 at 13:34
The terminology in your question is confusing - do you want to *fetch* or *checkout* a single file? You can *fetch* from a remote repo without affecting your working tree, then you can *checkout* one particular file into your working tree. — Steve Folly, Sep 23 '10 at 13:45

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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This similar question shows a few solutions, including git show and git cat-file.

git show rev:path/to/file

If you want to retrieve the contents into a file, you'll need redirect stdout appropriately.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Sep 23 '10 at 13:28

Mike Seplowitz

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