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Git Archive Guide

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Explains git archive for creating tar or zip archives of your repository at a specific commit or tag. Covers export-ignore attributes, archive formats, and using archives for clean source distribution without Git history.

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Git Archive Guide

Create clean source archives from your Git repository for distribution. Use git archive to export code at a specific revision without Git metadata, build artifacts, or excluded files.

Usage

Ask about creating archives from your repository, configuring export-ignore rules, or using archives for distribution.

Examples

  • "How do I create a zip archive of the latest release tag?"
  • "How do I exclude test files from git archive output?"
  • "What is the difference between git archive and downloading a GitHub release?"

Guidelines

  • Use .gitattributes with export-ignore to exclude files from archives
  • Create archives from tags for reproducible release distribution
  • Use tar format for Unix distribution and zip for cross-platform
  • Verify archive contents before distributing to ensure nothing is missing
  • Consider using CI/CD to automatically create archives for tagged releases

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