Exact `svn export` equivalent command for git?

Question

There is no exact svn export equivalent command for git? Really?

Beware: this is not a duplicate question. That is, I already know and have

Answer 1

At some hostings like GitHub you can make exact svn export.

Example:

svn export https://github.com/GNOME/banshee/branches/master

Even partial! (some subpart of the repository)

Example:

svn export https://github.com/liferay/liferay-portal/branches/6.1.x/tools

For your own repository you should create some GitHub repository and add it as a remote:

git remote add github https://github.com//.git

then

git push github 

Now you able to do a partial checkout as above.