Examples
A few real repos where grabbing just one folder actually saves you something.
One lesson from a multi-part course
Course repos are often one lesson per folder, sometimes dozens deep. Grab just the lesson you're on instead of the whole curriculum.
Web-Dev-For-Beginners/5-browser-extensionOne project from a repo that's really a folder of them
Some repos are really a collection of small, unrelated projects sharing one repo. Pull just the one you actually want.
vanillawebprojects/meal-finderOne starter template out of a repo full of them
Boilerplate/starter repos often ship several variants side by side. Get the one you're following along with, not the rest.
next-learn/basics/api-routes-starterOne day's challenge from a 30-day series
Daily-challenge repos are a folder per day. If you're only on day one, there's no reason to clone the other twenty-nine.
JavaScript30/01 - JavaScript Drum Kit