git checkout在Windows 7上下载的文件

Question

My network from work doesn't let me clone any repository via Windows Git tool by command line git clone therefore I just download the repository.

My problem now is, I need to checkout by git checkout ###### but I cannot figure out how I can do that on my Windows 7. I have installed GitBash tool and Git Desktop, but as I said my network doesn't allow me to do much.

Answer 1

Option 1: local clone

Making a local clone should be your easiest option: it does not involve clone anything from the web so your administrator rules might allow it.

I'll assume you downloaded the remote into workspace/downloaded-bare.git :

cd workspace
git clone downloaded-bare.git sandbox

now you should be ready to work in workspace/sandbox .

Option 2: turn the bare into a working sandbox

If the local clone does not work, you can do the equivalent steps manually:

mkdir sandbox
cp -ar downloaded-bare.git sandbox/.git
cd sandbox
git init

and again, sandbox is now ready for normal work.