How to `hg clone` only https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/default/testing/geckodriver?

```bash
hg clone https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/default/testing/geckodriver
```
```
abort: HTTP Error 404: Not Found
```

```bash
hg clone https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central
```

works fine.
May 15, 9:24pm

The error occurs because the URL you're using is for a file path in the Mercurial repository, not for cloning the repository itself. Mercurial (hg) does not support cloning a single file or directory directly from a repository. The hg clone command is designed to clone the entire repository, not a subdirectory or file.

How to Get Only testing/geckodriver

Option 1: Clone the Full Repository and Checkout the File

  1. Clone the full repository:
    bash
    hg clone https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central
  2. Navigate to the testing/geckodriver directory:
    bash
    cd mozilla-central/testing/geckodriver

Option 2: Use hg sparse (if supported)

If your Mercurial version supports sparse checkouts, you can clone only the testing/geckodriver directory:

bash
hg clone --sparse https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central
cd mozilla-central
echo "testing/geckodriver" >> .hg/sparse
hg update

This will download only the files in testing/geckodriver.

Option 3: Download the File Directly

If you only need the file (not the repository), you can download it directly from the web interface:

  • Open https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/file/default/testing/geckodriver in your browser.
  • Use wget or curl to download the raw file:
    bash
    wget https://hg-edge.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/raw-file/default/testing/geckodriver/<filename>
May 15, 9:24pm

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