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+# wolfSSL for Espressif ESP-IDF
+
+[wolfSSL](https://www.wolfssl.com) provides commercial-grade, world-class encryption libraries to secure connections 
+from tiny embedded devices to the largest cloud and super computing platforms. 
+
+Makers and students can use these libraries free of charge, as long as they abide by abide by the terms of GPLV2 licensing. 
+
+Commercial customers are invited to contact wolfSSL for licensing options. 
+Visit [wolfssl.com/Espressif/](https://www.wolfssl.com/Espressif/) to learn 
+more about Espressif-specific development efforts for wolfSSL, wolfSSH, and more.
+
+## Installation
+
+Run `wolfssl_setup.cmd` from this directory in Windows, Mac or Linux:
+
+
+
+#### Linux
+```
+./wolfssl_setup.cmd
+```
+
+#### Mac
+```
+./wolfssl_setup.cmd
+```
+
+#### Windows
+```
+.\wolfssl_setup.cmd
+```
+
+#### WSL
+```
+./wolfssl_setup.cmd
+```
+
+
diff --git a/components/wolfssl/wolfssl_setup.cmd b/components/wolfssl/wolfssl_setup.cmd
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+echo NOTICE: This used the experimental sparse checkout
+echo See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-sparse-checkout/2.37.0
+echo and https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/
+echo ""
+echo  intialize...
+git init
+
+echo remote origin https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl.git
+git remote add origin https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl.git
+
+echo setting fetch depth = 1
+git fetch --depth 1
+
+echo enabling sparse checkout to limit only files for this component
+git config core.sparsecheckout true
+
+echo  it seems only when all parameters are on the git sparse-checkout command does this do what is desired to include and exclude proprly:
+git sparse-checkout set  /src/ /test/ /wolfssl/ /wolfcrypt/ !/wolfcrypt/src/*.S !/wolfcrypt/src/*.asm /wolfcrypt/src/port/Espressif/ /wolfcrypt/src/port/atmel/  !/wolfcrypt/src/port/Renesas/  !/wolfcrypt/src/port/af_alg/  !/wolfcrypt/src/port/arm/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/caam/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/cavium/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/cypress/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/devcrypto/  !/wolfcrypt/src/port/intel/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/iotsafe/  !/wolfcrypt/src/port/kcapi/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/mynewt/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/nxp/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/pic32/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/psa/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/silabs/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/st/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/ti/ !/wolfcrypt/src/port/xilinx/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/Renesas/  !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/af_alg/  !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/arm/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/caam/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/cavium/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/cypress/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/devcrypto/  !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/intel/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/iotsafe/  !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/kcapi/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/mynewt/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/nxp/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/pic32/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/psa/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/silabs/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/st/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/ti/ !/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/port/xilinx/
+
+echo checking out master branch....
+git checkout -b master
+
+echo  by the time we get here, we should be excluding everything expect those items
+echo  of interest for the wolfSSL component
+git pull origin master
+
+mkdir include
+git show master:IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/user_settings.h     > include/user_settings.h
+git show master:IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/libs/CMakeLists.txt > CMakeLists.txt
+git show master:IDE/Espressif/ESP-IDF/libs/component.mk   > component.mk
+
+echo wolfSSH installed!