How to download a git repository with a live site from the server to the local area?

Question

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Hello.
I recently had a problem with a site on peterhost. I need to edit the appearance of the content - CMS PrestaShop can't do that. You need to dig into css and re-upload more than once. I decided to do this:
https://habrahabr.ru/post/127213/
There is nothing complicated in the instructions, only there is a very strange configuration on their virtual hosting.
The address from the login root goes like this /loginName/www/site1/public_html/sitefiles
And in the directory at the public_html level, I can't create any external directory - no access. I ruled sites on many hosting sites - and I have never experienced such confusion.
PS - peterhost support is hell - I asked them to create a directory and give me access to it. A day later I was denied.
There is not much choice - it is worth trying to create it at the level with prime. But how does this change the content of paths in hooks? And won't I break something?

Answer 1

To have a working git repository when there is no access to the remote repository, you can download the .git folder, then execute the commands in the directory with this folder:

git stash
git stash drop

Work files should appear. Then it will be possible to work with them.
However, judging by the question, you need something else.