Git Operator

The Git operator provides a means to clone a Git repository to a specific location on the system, without the need to have git pre-installed on the system. Please note that even though you may not have git installed this offers some basic functionality in order to clone a repository. If you need more advanced functionality, you should install git on the system and use the git command directly. The Git operator is also not intended to be used to manage a Git repository, but rather to clone a repository to a specific location on the system.

Templating: gitRepo, dest, branch, tag, and conditionals support environment templating via RenderEnvString().

Syntax 

- gitRepo: <repository url>
  dest: <destination>
  mode: <cloneOnly|pull|reclone>
  branch: <branch-name>
  tag: <tag-name>
  onlyIf: <sub-command>
  notIf: <sub-command>
  exitIf: <sub-command>
  • gitRepo: The URL of the Git repository to clone.
  • dest: The local path where the repository will be cloned to.
  • mode: cloneOnly, pull (default), or reclone.
  • branch: The branch to check out after cloning (optional).
  • tag: The tag to check out after cloning (optional).
  • onlyIf: See detailed docs here
  • notIf: See detailed docs here
  • exitIf: See detailed docs here

Mode options:

Mode behavior:

  • cloneOnly: This will only clone the repository and will not perform any additional operations.
  • pull: This will clone the repository and then pull the latest changes from the repository.
  • reclone: This will remove the existing repository and clone it again.

NOTE: Default mode is pull if not specified.

Example 1: 

- gitRepo: https://github.com/mallorbc/Finetune_LLMs.git
  dest: ~/ai

In this example, the Git operator clones the repository for Fine Tuning LLM to the User’s home directory into an aidirectory on Ubuntu systems.

Example 2: 

- gitRepo: https://github.com/mallorbc/Finetune_LLMs.git
  dest: ~/ai
  onlyIf: which python

In this example, the Git operator clones the repository for Fine Tuning LLM to the User’s home directory into an aidirectory on Ubuntu systems if the python command is installed.

Example 3: 

- gitRepo: https://github.com/mallorbc/Finetune_LLMs.git
  dest: ~/ai
  notIf: which python3.11

In this example, the Git operator clones the repository for Fine Tuning LLM to the User’s home directory into an aidirectory on Ubuntu systems if the python3.11 command is not installed.