def read(*parts):
    """
    Build an absolute path from *parts* and and return the contents of the
    resulting file.  Assume UTF-8 encoding.
    """
    with codecs.open(os.path.join(HERE, *parts), "rb", "utf-8") as f:
        return f.read()
def export(self, location, url):
        # type: (str, HiddenText) -> None
        """Export the Git repository at the url to the destination location"""
        if not location.endswith('/'):
            location = location + '/'

        with TempDirectory(kind="export") as temp_dir:
            self.unpack(temp_dir.path, url=url)
            self.run_command(
                ['checkout-index', '-a', '-f', '--prefix', location],
                show_stdout=False, cwd=temp_dir.path
            )