From: Steven Grimm <koreth@midwinter.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:06:46 GMT
Subject: Re: Using git as a general backup mechanism (was Re: Using GIT to store /etc)
Message-ID: <457F3606.7020805@midwinter.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0612122355400.2807@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>

Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> $ git pull --depth 1
>
> Though it needs a server _and_ a client supporting shallow clones, which 
> support is brewed in "next" right now.
>   

Will that actually discard old revisions that are already stored locally?

-Steve