RabbitVCS partial checkout

Question

I would like to partial checkout my repository via RabbitVCS.

I tried with right-click options, but under "Update to revision..." there is no option Recursively/Only this folder/Custom depth... ect. like in TortoiseSVN.

I only know how to download entire repository or make my folder working copy (I see green icon), but it doesn't give me anything - I don't see any directories inside.

I can browse repository, but I want to make my own working copy from the part.

I also know that I can do a partial checkout from command line, but I want to know if I can do this with RabbitVSC.

Answer 1

It seems that the "official" answer right now is "no", as of this feature request on the RabbitVCS GitHub repo from 2014/15. Short summary:

Q: Do you plan to implement that in a close future?

A: Patches welcome to do this, but no plans on our part.
(Issue closed)

Answer 2

I found a temporarily workaround in RabbitVCS, tested on Xubuntu 12.04, thunar files manager:

1. Checkout repository without checked "recursive" option.
2. Recapture path to file that interests You in folders structure.
3. Go to repo-browser.
4. Find file, right click on it and choose "copy to" and select right destination.

That's the way I found it useful, althought it's very inelegant.

I'm still waiting for better ideas :)