Version updated for https://github.com/lite-actions/git-checkout to version v1. This action is used across all versions by ? repositories. Action Type This is a Composite action. Go to the GitHub Marketplace to find the latest changes. Action Summary This GitHub Action checks out a repository using plain git. It automates the process of cloning and fetching repositories, allowing for custom configurations such as sparse checkout and partial clone filtering. The action provides options to clean the checkout directory, fetch a specific number of commits or tags, and use authentication tokens for accessing private repositories.