how to clone a git repository which has files with ">" symbol in the file name

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The previous team created code in a bizzare naming convention. I'm looking to clone a git repository which has files with ">" symbol in the file name. Ex: "Data>1234.ipynb", "Data>5678.ipynb" etc. There are numerous files like that in the repository. It throws an error when I try to download the repo in a zip format or when I try to use "git clone". Please suggest me a best way to download the repo and reuse.

Thanks in advance,

Post the error you are getting when you tried to git clone the repo — Himanshu, Jul 30 '18 at 17:23
Possible duplicate of [how do I clone files with colons in the filename](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5991805/how-do-i-clone-files-with-colons-in-the-filename) — phd, Jul 30 '18 at 19:04

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 11 '21 at 04:23

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You would use WSL and clone the repo in linux. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

answered Apr 11 '21 at 04:23

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