gitload

Download files, folders, or entire repos from GitHub URLs using the gitload CLI.

When to Use

Use gitload when:

• Downloading a specific folder from a repo (not the whole repo)
• Fetching a single file from GitHub
• Downloading repo contents without git history
• Creating a ZIP archive of GitHub content
• Accessing private repos with authentication

Do NOT use gitload when:

• Full git history is needed (use git clone instead)
• The repo is already cloned locally
• Working with non-GitHub repositories

Prerequisites