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Re: 'git clone' doesn't use alternates automatically?

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 1, 2009, 01:38 UTC
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James Pickens <jepicken@gmail.com> writes:
> ...  Sounds like I have no choice
> but to use --reference for that.

As --reference was invented exactly for that use case, I think using it to instruct where to borrow your object from is a very sensible thing to do.

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  7. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2009
  8. Jeff KingFeb 2, 2009
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  10. Jeff KingFeb 3, 2009
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  12. James PickensFeb 1, 2009
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