How do I clone a GitHub wiki?

Question

How do I clone my GitHub repository's wiki? I know it's saved as a separate Git repository, but I can't remember the path.

I've tried ...reponame/wiki.git and ...reponame.git/wiki, but neither are correct.

Answer 1

You can copy the URL to the clipboard, see the below screenshot:

The address bar in your browser shows the URL of the main repository (number 1). The wiki that belongs to the main repository is a separate Git repository. You can see it by clicking the Wiki tab (number 2). Then you have a button to copy the URL of the wiki repository (number 3).

Answer 2

You can totally use GitHub website to clone a repo wiki onto your github space.

1. click + (plus sign) in upper right corner.
2. click import repository
3. enter name of old repo with .wiki between .git and repo name, something like git@github.com:projectx/foobar**.wiki**.git
4. Enter the name of new repo, say fubar_wiki

Answer 3

You can clone the git wiki using following command.

git clone https://github.com/<git-username>/<repo-name>.wiki.git

Answer 4

Append .wiki.git to the repository name.

That is, if your repository name was foobar:

git clone git@github.com:myusername/foobar.git would be the path to clone your repository

and

git clone git@github.com:myusername/foobar.wiki.git would be the path to clone its wiki.

Note: You must have at least one page to be able to clone the wiki repo. (via @tobiasz-cudnik)

Answer 5

The syntax for cloning Github wiki repository is:

git clone [RepositoryName].wiki.git

If it's a private repository, then you'll prompted to enter your username/password.

Answer 6

The Wiki pages are managed as a repository. So click on your repository, then on the left side click on Wiki. Finally on the upper right corner click on Clone Repository. There you will clear instructions on how to clone it correctly.