Can I clone part of a Mercurial repository?

Question

Is it possible to clone part of a Mercurial repository? Let\'s say the repository is quite large, or contains multiple projects, or multiple branches. Can I clone only part

Answer 1

I know that it is nearly 10 years after this question was asked, I I stumbled across this question by accident.

There is a new mercurial extension call sparse that allows you to do this.