Clone exactly what you need aka straightforward project scaffolding!
📦 Zero dependencies / Un/packed (~72/26kb) / Faster and more features yet drop-in replacement for degit
Unlike other tools that force you to tweak URLs or follow strict formats to clone files, folders, branches or commits, GitPick works seamlessly with any URL.
You can also try Interactive Mode. Browse any repo right in your terminal. See every file, pick what you want, skip what you don't. Just gitpick owner/repo -i and you're in. No more guessing paths.
- Some Examples
- Features
- Quick Usage
- Options
- Interactive Mode
- Private Repos
- Config File
- .gitpickignore
- Install Globally
- Used By
- Related Projects
- Contributing
See Quick Usage to learn more.
# interactive mode - browse and pick files/folders
npx gitpick owner/repo -i
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo -i
# clone a repo without .git
npx gitpick owner/repo
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo
# clone a folder aka tree
npx gitpick owner/repo/tree/main/path/to/folder
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/main/path/to/folder
# clone a file aka blob
npx gitpick owner/repo/blob/main/path/to/file
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo/blob/main/path/to/file
# clone a branch
npx gitpick owner/repo -b canary
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo -b canary
npx gitpick owner/repo/tree/canary
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo/tree/canary
# clone a commit SHA
npx gitpick owner/repo -b cc8e93
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo/commit/cc8e93
# clone submodules
npx gitpick owner/repo -r
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo -r
# clone a private repo
npx gitpick https://<token>@github.com/owner/repo
# clone from GitLab
npx gitpick https://gitlab.com/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://gitlab.com/owner/repo/-/tree/main/path/to/folder
# clone from Bitbucket
npx gitpick https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo/src/main/path/to/folder
# clone from Codeberg
npx gitpick https://codeberg.org/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://codeberg.org/owner/repo/src/branch/main/path/to/folder
# dry run (preview without cloning)
npx gitpick owner/repo --dry-run
npx gitpick owner/repo -i --dry-run- 🔍 Clone individual files or folders from GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Codeberg
- 🧠 Use shorthands
TanStack/routeror full URL'shttps://github.com/TanStack/router - 🔥 Interactive mode - browse and cherry-pick files/folders with
-i|--interactive - ⚙️ Auto-detects branches and target directory (if not specified) like
git clone - 🔐 Seamlessly works with both public and private repositories using a PAT
- 📦 Can easily clone all submodules with
-r|--recursive - 🚫
.gitpickignoreat the root of the picked path excludes matching paths from the copy (gitignore-style patterns) - 🧱 Initialize the cloned output as a fresh git repo with
--init - 💾 Commit with
--commit "<msg>"(or--auto-commit, which useschore: gitpick'ed) - implies--init - 🔁 Sync changes remotely with
--watchusing intervals (e.g.,15s,1m,1h) - 🔎 Preview what would be cloned with
--dry-runbefore cloning - 🌳 View cloned file structure as a colored tree with
--tree - 🗑️ Overwrite or replace existing files without a prompt using
-o|--overwrite - 📋 Config file support (
.gitpick.json/.gitpick.jsonc) for multi-path picks - 🔇 Silent mode with
--quietfor CI pipelines, debug mode with--verbose
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> [target] [options]- [target] and [options] are optional, if not specified, GitPick fallbacks to the default behavior of
git clone
Examples:
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo # repo without .git
npx gitpick owner/repo/tree/main/path/to/folder # a folder aka tree
npx gitpick owner/repo/blob/main/path/to/file # a file aka blob
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> # default git behavior
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> [target] # with optional target
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> -b [branch/SHA] # branch or commit SHA
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> -o # overwrite if exists
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> -r # clone submodules
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> --dry-run # preview without cloning
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> -w 30s # sync every 30 seconds
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> --init # initialize as a new git repository
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> --auto-commit # Commit with message "chore: gitpick'ed"
npx gitpick <url/shorthand> --commit "gitpick'ed" # Commit with a message
npx gitpick https://<token>@github.com/owner/repo # private repository
npx gitpick https://gitlab.com/owner/repo # GitLab
npx gitpick https://bitbucket.org/owner/repo # Bitbucket
npx gitpick https://codeberg.org/owner/repo # Codeberg
-i, --interactive Browse and pick files/folders interactively
-b, --branch Branch/SHA to clone
-o, --overwrite Skip overwrite prompt
-r, --recursive Clone submodules
-q, --quiet Suppress all output except errors
-n, --dry-run Show what would be cloned without cloning
-w, --watch [time] Watch the repository and sync every [time]
(e.g. 1h, 30m, 15s)
--init Initialize the cloned output as a new git repository
--auto-commit Commit with message "chore: gitpick'ed" (implies --init)
--commit <msg> Commit with <msg> (implies --init)
--tree List copied files as a tree
--verbose Show detailed clone information
-h, --help display help for command
-v, --version display the version number
New in v5.0. Browse any repository's file tree in your terminal and cherry-pick exactly the files and folders you want.
npx gitpick owner/repo -i
npx gitpick owner/repo -i -b canary
npx gitpick https://github.com/owner/repo -i
npx gitpick https://gitlab.com/owner/repo -i
npx gitpick https://codeberg.org/owner/repo -i
Navigate with arrow keys, space to select, enter to expand a folder or preview a file, . to select all, c to confirm, q to quit. File previews come with syntax highlighting for 38 languages. Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg, public and private repos.
Interactive mode also works on any folder already on your machine, so you can use GitPick as a local file cherry-picker:
npx gitpick -i # browse the current directory
npx gitpick -i my-app # browse cwd, copy the selection into ./my-app
npx gitpick ./src -i my-app # browse ./src, copy the selection into ./my-appInside a git repo it respects your .gitignore (via git ls-files) and preserves symlinks when copying.
Use a personal access token with read-only contents permission. Works with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket and Codeberg:
npx gitpick https://<token>@github.com/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://<token>@gitlab.com/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://<token>@bitbucket.org/owner/repo
npx gitpick https://<token>@codeberg.org/owner/repoOr use environment variables (recommended for CI):
export GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxxx # or GH_TOKEN
export GITLAB_TOKEN=glpat-xxxx
export BITBUCKET_TOKEN=xxxx
export CODEBERG_TOKEN=xxxx
npx gitpick owner/private-repo # token is picked up automaticallyCreate a GitHub token 👉 here with repo -> contents: read-only permission.
Create a .gitpick.json or .gitpick.jsonc in your project to pick multiple files/folders in one command:
Then just run:
npx gitpickEach entry follows the same <url> [target] syntax as the CLI. All entries are cloned with -o (overwrite) by default.
Add a .gitpickignore file at the root of the path you are picking to keep matching files out of the copy. It uses gitignore-style patterns, so the syntax is already familiar:
# .gitpickignore lives at the root of the picked folder or repo
# any .log file, at any depth
*.log
# a directory named node_modules, anywhere (trailing slash means directory only)
node_modules/
# only the dist at the picked root (a leading slash anchors the pattern)
/dist
# every png under docs, at any depth
docs/**/*.png
# re-include a file an earlier rule excluded (! negates, last match wins)
!docs/logo.png- The file must sit at the root of what you pick - the folder for a
treeURL, or the repo root for a full clone. *matches within a path segment,**spans directories,?matches a single character, and a trailing/limits a rule to directories.- A leading or embedded
/anchors a pattern to the picked root; otherwise it matches by basename at any depth. - Full-line
#comments and blank lines are ignored, and the.gitpickignorefile itself is never copied.
npm install -g gitpick
gitpick <url/shorthand> [target] [options]This installs two commands, gitpick and degit, so existing degit owner/repo workflows keep working unchanged.
- Major: Storybook, TanStack Router, ElectricSQL, Alchemy, Porto, oidc-spa, Fidely UI
- Other: hono-better-auth, vite-hono-ssr, tanstack-start-cf, constructa-starter-min, tanstack-starter, react-shadcn-starter, open-store
Check out more projects at github.com/nrjdalal
Contributions welcome - any help is appreciated!
- Fork the repo and create a branch (use descriptive names, e.g. feat/ or fix/).
- Make your changes, add tests if applicable, and run the checks:
- bun install
- bun test
- Follow the existing code style and commit message conventions (use conventional commits: feat, fix, docs, chore).
- Open a PR describing the change, motivation, and any migration notes; link related issues.
- For breaking changes or large features, open an issue first to discuss the approach.
- By contributing you agree to the MIT license and the project's Code of Conduct.
Thank you for helping improve GitPick!
MIT - LICENSE