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Azure DevOps Extension Git Repository Clone

Azure DevOps extension to clone an additional Git repository and checkout a specific branch.

Parameters

V1

Repository URL: Full Repository URL to clone. Should be in the same Azure DevOps organization.
Repository Path: Full path to store the git repository. If empty then default working folder.
Branch: Branch to checkout (or pull).
Clean: If ticked then (delete and) clone, else pull latest changes.
Depth: Create a shallow clone with a history truncated to the specified number of commits. Leave empty for full clone.

V2

V2 includes all V1 parameters plus the following additional parameters:

Fallback Branch: Branch to checkout (or pull) if initial Branch failes.
Base Branch: Branch to checkout (or pull) if fallback Branch failes.

Requirements

Only for an additional Git repository in the same Azure DevOps organization.
Pipeline Agent agent version greater then 1.95.1
"Allow scripts to access the OAuth token" box ticked in the Agent job (Run on agent) settings.
Agent machine should have Git installed in PATH environment variable or at %ProgramFiles%\Git (Azure Pipelines Agents work!).

Inspired on an existing extension created by Fakhrulhilal Maktum: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fakhrulhilal-maktum.GitDownloader Privacy policy: https://github.com/Febiunz/AzureDevOpsExtensionGitClone/blob/master/PRIVACY.md