> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.e2b.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sandbox git module deprecation

> The sandbox.git module is deprecated. Run git through sandbox.commands.run() instead.

The `sandbox.git` module in the JavaScript and Python SDKs is deprecated. It still works today, but it will be removed in the next major version of the SDKs. See the [SDK deprecation PR](https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B/pull/1774) for the full list of deprecated symbols.

## Migrate to `sandbox.commands.run()`

Git is installed in the sandbox, so every `sandbox.git` call has a direct equivalent as a shell command.

<CodeGroup>
  ```js JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  // Deprecated
  await sandbox.git.clone('https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B.git', { path: 'repo' })

  // Use instead
  await sandbox.commands.run('git clone https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B.git repo')
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  # Deprecated
  sandbox.git.clone("https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B.git", path="repo")

  # Use instead
  sandbox.commands.run("git clone https://github.com/e2b-dev/E2B.git repo")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

For private repositories, pass the token through `envs` so it is not baked into the command string you log.

<CodeGroup>
  ```js JavaScript & TypeScript theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  await sandbox.commands.run(
    'git clone https://x-access-token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/your-org/your-repo.git /home/user/repo',
    { envs: { GITHUB_TOKEN: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN } }
  )

  await sandbox.commands.run('cd /home/user/repo && git status --porcelain=v2 --branch')
  await sandbox.commands.run('cd /home/user/repo && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial commit"')
  await sandbox.commands.run(
    'cd /home/user/repo && git push origin main',
    { envs: { GITHUB_TOKEN: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN } }
  )
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark-default"}}
  import os

  sandbox.commands.run(
      "git clone https://x-access-token:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/your-org/your-repo.git /home/user/repo",
      envs={"GITHUB_TOKEN": os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]},
  )

  sandbox.commands.run("cd /home/user/repo && git status --porcelain=v2 --branch")
  sandbox.commands.run('cd /home/user/repo && git add -A && git commit -m "Initial commit"')
  sandbox.commands.run(
      "cd /home/user/repo && git push origin main",
      envs={"GITHUB_TOKEN": os.environ["GITHUB_TOKEN"]},
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Unlike `sandbox.git.status()` and `sandbox.git.branches()`, the commands module returns raw stdout, so parse the output yourself (for example with `git status --porcelain=v2`).

The existing `sandbox.git` reference remains available on the [Git integration](/sandbox/git-integration) page.