$ git clone -n https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/scipy.git /var/lib/mock/f33-build-257899-50922/root/chroot_tmpdir/scmroot/scipy Cloning into '/var/lib/mock/f33-build-257899-50922/root/chroot_tmpdir/scmroot/scipy'... $ git reset --hard 3b286e1db7d0f46092207e6ac122ac19e7bd7a6a HEAD is now at 3b286e1 Desperate times call for desperate measures