How to sparsely checkout only one single file from a git repository?

Question

How do I checkout just one file from a git repo?

Answer 1

If you have edited a local version of a file and wish to revert to the original version maintained on the central server, this can be easily achieved using Git Extensions.

• Initially the file will be marked for commit, since it has been modified
• Select (double click) the file in the file tree menu
• The revision tree for the single file is listed.
• Select the top/HEAD of the tree and right click save as
• Save the file to overwrite the modified local version of the file
• The file now has the correct version and will no longer be marked for commit!

Easy!