Localref

Clone or download external references to /tmp/ for local searching and reading.

Workflow

1. Clone — shallow clone to /tmp/ref-<name>:

   git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/owner/repo.git /tmp/ref-<name>
   

   For a specific branch/tag: add --branch <ref>. If /tmp/ref-<name> already exists, reuse it.

2. Search and read — grep, glob, read files to find what you need.

3. Apply — use findings to complete the task in the working repo.

For non-git sources (tarballs, zips): curl -L <url> into /tmp/ref-<name> and extract.